Alfonso López III

Alfonso López III (born May 16, 1982, in Corpus Christi, Texas), is a Mexican American boxer in the Super Middleweight division and is the current WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion.^[1] He is trained by Henry Harris, former title contender Roy Harris and Félix Ramírez.^[2]

Amateur career

Alfonso was an all-district football player at Corpus Christi Moody and went on to play at Sam Houston State University before ever boxing in the amateurs. He 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.^[3]

Professional career

In April 2010, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Alfonso won a six round unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Holguin.^[4]

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.^[5][6]

On January 6th, 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.

On February 18, 2012 Lopez fought against Justin Williams. Lopez had recurring elbow injuries leading up to the fight, and Lopez injured his elbow in training for the bout but continued through the fight anyway. He dropped a unanimous decision in 6.

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 1/2 year lay off to heal his injury. He won by TKO in Round 1 against Sean Rawley Wilson.

Professional Record

24 Wins (19 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	Lester Gonzalez	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	2015-05-09	Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-3-0	Juan Reyna	RTD	3 (5), 3:00	2015-02-28	AYVA Center, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-3-0	Sean Rawley Wilson	TKO	1 (8), 2:00	2014-10-18	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	22-3-0	Justin Williams	UD	6 (6)	2012-02-18	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Lopez hurts elbow during fight, still continued through all 6 rounds.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	22-2-0	Dyah Davis	UD	10 (10)	2012-01-06	Mallory Square, Key West, Florida	For Vacant NABF Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-1-0	Michael Walker	TKO	7 (10), 0:10	2011-09-24	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21-1-0	Kelly Pavlik	MD	10 (10)	2011-05-07	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-0-0	Romaro Johnson	TKO	12 (12), 2:45	2010-11-04	Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas, Texas, USA	For Vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-0-0	Rubin Williams	UD	10 (10)	2010-06-17	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-0-0	Gabriel Holguin	UD	6 (6)	2012-04-03	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-0-0	Tiwon Taylor	KO	2 (6), 1:41	2009-11-19	Stafford Center, Stafford, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0-0	James Johnson	TKO	4 (6), 1:47	2009-10-17	Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-0-0	Aaron Norwood	TKO	4 (8), 1:13	2009-09-16	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-0-0	Quinton Smith	TKO	2 (6), 2:14	2009-08-07	National Guard Armory, Columbia, Tennessee, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-0-0	Ronald Weaver	UD	10 (10)	2009-05-08	Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0-0	Billy Thompson	TKO	3 (8), 2:05	2009-03-26	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, USA	Won USA Texas State Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0-0	Johnathan Bruce	KO	1 (4), 1:21	2009-03-07	West Junior High, West Memphis, Arkansas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-0-0	James Johnson	TKO	5 (6), 0:51	2009-01-15	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-0-0	Gabriel Rivera	TKO	3 (4), 1:54	2008-08-15	Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-0-0	Theo Kruger	TKO	5 (6), 2:35	2008-07-11	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0-0	Rayford Johnson	UD	6 (6)	2008-05-24	Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0-0	Anthony Greeley	RTD	4 (6), 0:10	2008-04-17	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0-0	Raheem Gordon	TKO	6 (6), 1:15	2008-01-17	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0-0	Larry Pryor	TKO	5 (6), 0:10	2007-11-29	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0-0	Jonathan Jones	TKO	1 (4), 2:49	2007-09-20	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0-0	Jason Lane	TKO	2 (4), 1:23	2007-08-02	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0-0	Jason Crawford	KO	1 (4), 1:07	2007-06-09	Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0-0	Bonnie Joe Mcgee	UD	4 (4)	2007-03-17	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Professional Debut.

References

External links

• Official website
• Alfonso López III on Twitter
• Alfonso López III on Facebook
• Professional boxing record for Alfonso López III from BoxRec