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Patrick López

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Adelis López Rojas
Nickname	"El Elegante"
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	(1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 46) Tinaco, Cojedes
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Light Welterweight
Medal record Pan American Games 2003 Light Welterweight 1999 Lightweight Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 Light Welterweight South American Games 2002 Light Welterweight

Patrick López (born 17 March 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He also won gold medals at the Pan American Games, Central American and Caribbean Games and South American Games.

Amateur career

López began fighting at age 10. He is a southpaw who won the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2003 Pan American Games.

Olympic results

He represented his country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.

• 2000 Sydney (as a Lightweight)

• Defeated Norman Schuster (Germany) 24-10
• Lost to Alexandr Maletin (Russia) RSC 3

• 2004 Athens (as a Light Welterweight)

• Lost to Michele di Rocco (Italy) 30-37

Professional career

Nicknamed El Elegante, he turned professional on 13 December 2004.

Professional record

21 Wins (13 knockouts, 8 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 0 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	21-5	Eugenio Lopez	TKO	4,1:15	2012-10-27	Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela	Won vacant WBA Fedebol light welterweight title
Loss	20-5	Karim Mayfield	UD	10	2011-10-01	Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	For vacant WBO NABO welterweight title
Loss	20-4	Henry Lundy	UD	10	2011-04-01	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.	For vacant NABF lightweight title.
Loss	20-3	Tim Coleman	KO	3,2:13	2010-10-01	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.	For USBA light welterweight title
Win	20-2	Prenice Brewer	TKO	3,2:38	2010-08-06	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	19-2	Cristian Favela	UD	8	2010-04-23	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
Win	18-2	John Brown	UD	8	2010-01-22	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
Win	17-2	Sergio Rivera	UD	8	2009-11-06	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
Win	16-2	Tyler Ziolkowski	KO	1,2:16	2009-09-11	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
Loss	15-2	Josesito Lopez	SD	8	2009-04-17	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
Win	15-1	Jailer Berrio	UD	8	2009-02-27	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S.
Win	14-1	Doel Carrasquillo	UD	6	2008-09-05	Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	13-1	Juaquin Gallardo	UD	10	2008-06-13	Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	12-1	Jonathan Tubbs	TKO	4,2:04	2008-02-15	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	11-1	Fernando Angulo	UD	10	2007-07-06	Florida State Fairgrounds Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	11-0	Sebastien Hamel	RTD	2,3:00	2007-04-21	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	10-0	Jose Badillo	TKO	3,2:24	2007-02-17	Dr. Juan Sanchez Acevedo Coliseum, Moca, Puerto Rico
Win	9-0	Agustin Velez	TKO	6,2:54	2006-12-15	The Castle, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	8-0	Eric Rodriguez	UD	6	2006-11-09	Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	7-0	Armando Cordoba	UD	4	2006-06-09	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	6-0	Franchie Torres	TKO	6,1:40	2006-03-10	Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
Win	5-0	Christian Lozada	TKO	1,2:46	2006-02-24	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
Win	4-0	Diego Villalba	TKO	3,2:36	2005-12-10	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
Win	3-0	Ahmed Curry	TKO	3,1:48	2005-09-24	Palo Alto Fire Company, Palo Alto, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	2-0	Edwin Mota	TKO	3,2:10	2005-03-05	Estadio Municipal, Coro, Venezuela
Win	1-0	Jose Luis Gil Atencio	KO	1	2004-12-13	Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela

References

1. Tessitore, Joe (12 June 2008). "'El Elegante' bringing savvy back in fight against Gallardo". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2023.

External links

• Boxing record for Patrick López from BoxRec (registration required)
• sports-reference

• 1978 births
• Living people
• Light-welterweight boxers
• Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
• Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Olympic boxers for Venezuela
• Venezuelan male boxers
• Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
• Pan American Games medalists in boxing
• Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela
• Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
• South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
• South American Games medalists in boxing
• Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
• Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
• Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
• People from Cojedes (state)
• Southpaw boxers
• 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen