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Alfonso López III

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Alfonso López III
Born (1982-05-16) May 16, 1982 (age 42)
Other namesEl Tigre
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins34
Wins by KO26
Losses4

Alfonso López III (born May 16, 1982) is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent. López fights out of Houston, Texas, raised out of Cut & Shoot, Texas. He currently holds the WBC-NABF bridgerweight title in 2021-22. He has held the WBC-NABF light heavyweight title since 2019, also former WBC-Continental Americas super middleweight title in (2010) and the WBO-NABO light heavyweight title in (2019). As of September 1, 2022, López is ranked 6th in the World in the WBC rankings.

Personal life

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Alfonso López III was born May 16, 1982 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Mexican parents.

López was an all-district football player at Corpus Christi Moody High School and went on to play linebacker at Sam Houston State University before ever boxing in the amateur ranks.

López is married to Cara Marie Skero López, they reside in The Woodlands, Texas, with their children.

Currently, López is the Owner of El Tigre Promotions & is serving the community with up & coming fighters in the Houston area.

Amateur career

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López was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves Champion and won a silver medal at the 2005 U.S. National Championships in the Light Heavyweight division.[1]

With a short-lived amateur career, López decided to turn pro in 2007 after his graduation from Sam Houston State University.

Professional career

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In April 2010, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Alfonso won a six-round unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Holguin.[2]

On November 4, 2010, Lopez fought for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Championship in Dallas, Texas. Lopez won by TKO in Round 12 against Romaro Johnson, capturing his first world title.

On May 7, 2011, López lost to former world champion Kelly Pavlik by majority decision. This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[3][4]

On January 6, 2012, Lopez fought Dyah Davis (son of 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr.) for the vacant NABF Super Middleweight title. Lopez dropped a 10-round unanimous decision to Davis.

February 28, 2013 Lopez had surgery on his left elbow and then had another surgery on March 27 for his right elbow. Lopez took time to rest and recover from the surgeries on his elbows.

"El Tigre" made his comeback on October 18, 2014, after a 2+12-year layoff to heal his injury. He won by TKO in Round 1 against Sean Rawley Wilson.

Lopez returned to the ring on the undercard of Canelo vs. Kirkland, May 9, 2015, in Houston, Texas at Minute Maid Park. El Tigre earned a 2nd-round KO victory over Cuban slugger Lester Gonzalez.

After almost 2 years off due to another injury, El Tigre returned to the ring March 24, 2017 against Colby Courter at the Humble Civic Center. The bout was stopped in round 3, giving Lopez a TKO victory.

Trying to stay active Lopez fought Rayford Johnson on June 30, 2017, who he had beaten years prior. Johnson's wanted to show Lopez that the first fight was a fluke and a bad day at the office. Lopez cruised to UD victory in an 8-round bout at the Humble Civic Center.

After a lay-off to promote his own promotional company, El Tigre Promotions. Once again the fight took place at Humble Civic Center, but this time under El Tigre Promotions. Lopez returned to fight Francisco Cordero for the vacant ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. Alfonso stopped his Colombian counterpart in round 8 to win the vacant belt.

On November 17, 2018, Lopez made his first successful defense of his ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. After sustaining a cut over his right eye, Lopez stopped Colombian Milton Núñez in the final round of their bout to retain the American Boxing Organization Light Heavyweight Championship.

On Saturday April 6, 2019, at the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas López defeated Melvin Russell, on his way to a TKO victory in round 5. With the push from Gilberto “El Zurdo” Ramírez Gilberto Ramírez to the light heavyweight division, Lopez took this time to call him out.

After signing to fight Alvin Varmall [5] of New York, plans fell through. Colombian Alex Theran [6] stepped up to challenge López for the vacant WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Championship. On July 13, 2019, at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas the men met in a bout. Theran refused to come out for the fifth round and the TKO victory made López the new WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Champion.

Lopez won the vacant NABF Light Heavyweight Championship against Denis Grachev [7] on November 16, 2019, in an easy UD.

Professional boxing record

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38 fights 34 wins 4 losses
By knockout 26 1
By decision 8 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
38 Win 34-4 United States Roberto Silva TD 6 (10) Apr 30, 2022 United States Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas, U.S. Technical decision due to accidental head butt. Retained WBC-NABF bridgerweight title
37 Win 33-4 Hungary Jozsef Darmos TKO 6 (10) Dec 4, 2021 United States Bayou Event Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBC-NABF bridgerweight title
36 Loss 32–4 Mexico

Gilberto Ramírez

KO 10 (12), 0:40 Dec 18, 2020 United States Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S Lost NABF light heavyweight title|
35 Win 32–3 Russia Denis Grachev UD 10 Nov 16, 2019 United States Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas, U.S. Retained ABO and NBA light heavyweight titles;
Won vacant WBC-NABF light heavyweight title
34 Win 31–3 Colombia Alex Theran TKO 4 (10) Jul 13, 2019 United States Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBO-NABO, ABO, and NBA light heavyweight titles
33 Win 30–3 United States Melvin Russell TKO 5 (10) Apr 6, 2019 United States Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S. Won vacant ABO cruiserweight title
32 Win 29–3 Colombia Milton Núñez TKO 8 (8) Nov 17, 2018 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S. Retained ABO light heavyweight title
31 Win 28–3 Colombia Francisco Cordero KO 8 (10) Jun 22, 2018 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S. Won vacant ABO light heavyweight title
30 Win 27–3 United States Rayford Johnson UD 8 Jun 30, 2017 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
29 Win 26–3 United States Colby Courter TKO 3 (8) Mar 24, 2017 United States Humble Civic Center, Humble, Texas, U.S.
28 Win 25–3 Cuba Lester Gonzalez KO 2 (6) May 9, 2015 United States Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.
27 Win 24–3 United States Juan Reyna RTD 3 (5), 3:00 Feb 28, 2015 United States AYVA Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.
26 Win 23–3 United States Sean Rawley Wilson TKO 1 (8), 2:00 Oct 18, 2014 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
25 Loss 22–3 United States Justin Williams UD 6 Feb 18, 2012 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
24 Loss 22–2 United States Dyah Davis UD 10 Jan 6, 2012 United States Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, U.S. For vacant WBC-NABF super middleweight title
23 Win 22–1 United States Michael Walkers TKO 7 (10), 0:10 Sep 24, 2011 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
22 Loss 21–1 United States Kelly Pavlik MD 10 May 7, 2011 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
21 Win 21–0 United States Romaro Johnson TKO 12 (12), 2:45 Nov 4, 2010 United States Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title
20 Win 20–0 United States Rubin Williams UD 10 Jun 17, 2010 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 United States Gabriel Holguin UD 6 Apr 3, 2012 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 United States Tiwon Taylor KO 2 (6), 1:41 Nov 19, 2009 United States Stafford Center, Stafford, Texas, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 United States James Johnson TKO 4 (6), 1:47 Oct 17, 2009 United States Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 United States Aaron Norwood TKO 4 (8), 1:13 Sep 16, 2009 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 United States Quinton Smith TKO 2 (6), 2:14 Aug 7, 2009 United States National Guard Armory, Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 United States Ronald Weaver UD 10 May 8, 2009 United States Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 United States Billy Thompson TKO 3 (8), 2:05 Mar 26, 2009 United States Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, U.S. Won USA Texas State super middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 United States Johnathan Bruce KO 1 (4), 1:21 Mar 7, 2009 United States West Junior High, West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 United States James Johnson TKO 5 (6), 0:51 Jan 15, 2009 United States Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 United States abriel Rivera TKO 3 (4), 1:54 Aug 15, 2008 United States Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 United States Theo Kruger TKO 5 (6), 2:35 Jul 11, 2008 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 United States Rayford Johnson UD 6 May 24, 2008 United States Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, Texas, U.S.
7 Win 7–0

United States Anthony Greeley

RTD 4 (6), 0:10 Apr 17, 2008 United States Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 United States Raheem Gordon TKO 6 (6), 1:15 Jan 17, 2008 United States Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Larry Pryor TKO 5 (6), 0:10 Nov 29, 2007 United States Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 United States Jonathan Jones TKO 1 (4), 2:49 Sep 20, 2007 United States Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Jason Lane TKO 2 (4), 1:23 Aug 2, 2007 United States Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Jason Crawford KO 1 (4), 1:07 Jun 9, 2007 United States Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Bonnie Joe Mcgee UD 4 Mar 17, 2007 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "Leave it in the Ring Radio — Boxing is not just a Sport to us ... It's a LifeStyle !". Leave-it-in-the-ring.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ^ [1] Archived April 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Youngstown News, Pavlik looks as good as ever in prep for May 7". Vindy.com. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  4. ^ "Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Alvin Varmall Jr".
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Alex Theran".
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Denis Grachev".
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