| Daniel Ponce De León | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Daniel Ponce De León |
| Nickname(s) | El León |
| Rated at | Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | July 27, 1980 Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 45 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 34 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Daniel Ponce de León (born July 27, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team. He is the current WBC Latino Featherweight Champion and former WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion.
"Ponce" is not a nickname, as a casual observer might believe; Ponce de León is Daniel's given surname. He currently resides in Huntington Park, California.[1]
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Daniel is a Tarahumara Amerindian,[2] raised in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. Out of five brothers he was the only one to survive, due to the harsh conditions and the poverty his tribe lived in.[3][4]
Daniel was a Mexican National Amateur champion and a bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games. Ponce de León would then go onto represent Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]
Ponce de León's 21 consecutive Knockout wins to start his career is a world record.
On October 29, 2005 he defeated Sod Kokietgym by unanimous decision, handing Looknongyangtoy his first career loss.[6] He has defended his WBO Super Bantamweight Championship eight times against Gerson Guerrero, Reynaldo Lopez, Sod Kokietgym twice, Al Seeger, Gerry Peñalosa, Rey Bautista and Eduardo Escobedo. Ponce de León's first loss was a unanimous decision loss to Celestino Caballero on February 17, 2005.
Ponce de León retained his title against Eduardo Escobedo on December 8, 2007 via unanimous decision, as part of the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.–Ricky Hatton fight.[7] On June 7, 2008 Ponce de León was defeated by technical knockout in the first round by Juan Manuel López, losing his WBO Super Bantamweight title.
De León was the headliner of a sold out Golden Boy show[8] and inched closer to another world title shot by knocking out Puerto Rican, Orlando Cruz.[9] Daniel defeated Cornelius Lock on May 1, 2010 the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley[10] in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on HBO PPV to retain his WBC Latino featherweight title.[11] He will be on the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora undercard.
On March 5, 2011, De Leon moved up to the Super Featherweight division to face undefeated prospect Adrien Broner. The fight was expected to be a showcase bout for the younger and larger Broner, however, De Leon proved to be more competitive than anticipated as Broner was awarded a highly disputed ten round unanimous decision.[12]
| 41 Wins (34 knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 41-4-0 | Yuriorkis Gamboa | TD | 8 (12) | September 10, 2011 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Loss | 41-3-0 | Adrien Broner | UD | 10(10) | March 05, 2011 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California | |
| Win | 41-2-0 | Sergio Manuel Medina | TKO | 7 (2:59) | December 4, 2010 | Estadio Beto Avila, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | Defends his WBC Latino Featherweight title. |
| Win | 40-2-0 | Antonio Escalante | KO | 3 (2:40) | September 18, 2010 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | Retained his WBC Latino Featherweight title. |
| Win | 39-2-0 | Cornelius Lock | UD | 10 (10) | May 1, 2010 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained his WBC Latino Featherweight title. |
| Win | 38-2-0 | Orlando Cruz | KO | 3 (2:37) | February 20, 2010 | Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico | Won the WBC Latino Featherweight title. |
| Win | 37-2-0 | Roinet Caballero | UD | 12 (12) | September 5, 2009 | Arena Roberto Durán, Panama City, Panama | Won a WBA Featherweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 36-2-0 | Marlon Aguilar | UD | 12 (12) | April 25, 2009 | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | Won the NABF Featherweight title. |
| Win | 35-2-0 | Damian Marchiano | KO | 4 (1:41) | November 1, 2008 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| Loss | 34-2-0 | Juan Manuel López | TKO | 1 (2:25) | June 7, 2008 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Lost WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 34-1-0 | Eduardo Escobedo | UD | 12 (12) | December 8, 2007 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 33-1-0 | Reynaldo Lopez | KO | 5 (2:39) | September 28, 2007 | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California | Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 32-1-0 | Rey Bautista | TKO | 1 (2:30) | August 11, 2007 | Arco Arena, Sacramento, California | Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 31-1-0 | Gerry Penalosa | UD | 12 (12) | March 17, 2007 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBO and IBA Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 30-1-0 | Al Seeger | TKO | 8 (1:43) | October 21, 2006 | Convention Center, El Paso, Texas | Unified WBO and IBA Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 29-1-0 | Sod Kokietgym | KO | 1 (0:52) | July 15, 2006 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 28-1-0 | Gerson Guerrero | KO | 2 (1:50) | May 27, 2006 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California | Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 27-1-0 | Sod Kokietgym | UD | 12 (12) | October 29, 2005 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona | Won the WBO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 26-1-0 | Phillip Payne | TKO | 7 (0:57) | June 24, 2005 | Show Palace, Oceanside, California | Won the WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 25-1-0 | Ricardo Barajas | KO | 2 (2:13) | April 29, 2005 | Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas | |
| Loss | 24-1-0 | Celestino Caballero | UD | 12 (12) | February 17, 2005 | The Avalon, Hollywood, California | IBF Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 24-0-0 | Julio Gamboa | KO | 4 (2:04) | November 19, 2004 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona | Retained WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 23-0-0 | Emmanuel Lucero | KO | 3 (2:51) | October 22, 2004 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas | Vacant WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 22-0-0 | Carlos Contreras | UD | 10 (10) | June 11, 2004 | Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Preceded by Joan Guzmán Vacated title |
WBO Super Bantamweight Champion October 29, 2005 – June 7, 2008 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel López |