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| Born | Ricado López Nava (1967-07-25) July 25, 1967 (age 57) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | El Finito (The Little Fine One) |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Minimumweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 51 |
| Wins by KO | 38 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Ricardo “El Finito” Lopez Nava (born July 25, 1967) is a boxer from Mexico. As a professional, he defended the WBC Strawweight Championship a record 22 times. He also won the WBA and WBO championship of the same weight class. Lopez also won the IBF Light Flyweight Championship and defended it twice before retiring.
Notable fighters he defeated include Hideyuki Ohashi, Saman Sorjaturong, Kyun Yun Li, Kermin Guardia, Andy Tabanas, Ala Villamor, Alex Sanchez, Rosendo Alvarez, Will Grigsby, Zolani Potelo, Rotanapol Sor Vorapin, and Manny Melchor.
Ricardo Lopez was the third champion in history to retire undefeated. He also holds the record for most consecutive title bouts without a loss at twenty-six title. This streak began with his knockout of Hideyuki Ohashi to win the WBC minimumweight title in 1990 and ending with his knockout of Zolani Potelo to defend his IBF light flyweight title in 2001. Ricardo only had one draw, which came against Rosendo Alvarez in 1998 in Lopez's 48th bout.
He officially announced his retirement from boxing at a press conference on 28 November 2002, in Mexico City.
Honors
Lopez was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.
| Preceded byHideyuki Ohashi | WBC Minimumweight Champion 25 Oct 1990–1999 Vacates |
Succeeded byWandee Singwancha |
| Preceded byAlex Sanchez | WBO Minimumweight Champion 23 Aug 1997–07 Mar 1998 Vacates |
Succeeded byEric Jamili |
| Preceded byRosendo Alvarez | WBA Minimumweight Champion 13 Nov 1998–1999 Vacates |
Succeeded byNoel Arambulet |
| Preceded byWill Grigsby | IBF Light Flyweight Champion 2 Oct 1999–28 Nov 2002 Retires |
Succeeded byVictor Burgos |
See also
- List of male boxers
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
External links
- Boxing record for Ricardo Lopez from BoxRec (registration required)
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