Patrick López

Patrick López
Personal information
Full namePatrick Adelis López Rojas
Nickname"El Elegante"
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 46)
Tinaco, Cojedes
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Light Welterweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 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.[1] 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)
  • 2004 Athens (as a Light Welterweight)

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