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Featherweight · Television Era (1960–1989)

Danny López

"Little Red"

42
Wins
6
Losses
0
Draws
39
KOs
93%
KO %
Born
1952
Died
—
Nationality
USA
Career
1971–1992

A crowd-pleasing knockout artist.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1971–1992
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Steve Flajole · W KO

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Chucho Castillo · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Rubén Olivares

    W KO · Forum , Inglewood, California, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Signature fight

    vs José Torres

    W RTD · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  5. Title history

    Title reign begins

    World Featherweight Champion (1978–1980). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

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  6. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Jorge Rodriguez · L KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Danny López · Theo Ehret · Public domain
Danny López · Theo Ehret · Public domain

1 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1971-05-27WSteve FlajoleKO1Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-06-17WFiliberto CastroKO1Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-07-08WMauro OlivaresKO1Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-07-29WJose Luis EstradaKO3Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-08-12WModesto OrtizKO4Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-09-16WRafael LopezTKO5Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-10-14WFrankie GranadosKO2Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1971-11-18WMargarito RiosKO1Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-01-20WJose Manuel OrantesKO2Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-02-18WRafael LopezKO2Sports Arena , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-03-09WArturo PinedaKO4Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-05-11WJose Luis ValdovinosTKO4Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-07-20WBenny RodriguezKO1Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-07-27WYoshinobu GotoRTD8Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1972-10-19WJorge ReyesKO7Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1973-02-08WJorge CarrascoKO1Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1973-03-17WKenji EndoTKO2Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1973-05-10WCesar OrdonezRTD6Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1973-06-21WJuan OrdonezKO4Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1973-07-31WUshiwakamaru HaradaRTD2Honolulu International Center , Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
1973-09-27WGoyo VargasKO1Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1974-01-17WGenzo KurosawaUD10Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1974-02-03WMemo RodriguezTKO10Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Mexico
1974-05-24LBobby ChaconTKO9Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1974-08-08WMasanao ToyoshimaKO3Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1974-09-19LShig FukuyamaRTD8Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1975-01-18LOctavio GomezUD10Convention Center , Anaheim, California, U.S.
1975-04-24WChucho CastilloTKO2Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1975-07-26WRaul CruzKO6Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1975-09-13WAntonio NavaTKO6Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1975-12-04WRubén OlivaresKO7Forum , Inglewood, California, U.S.
1976-02-25WSean O'GradyRTD4Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1976-04-28WOctavio GomezKO3Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1976-08-06WArt HafeyTKO7Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1976-11-06WDavid KoteiUD15Accra Sports Stadium , Accra, Ghana
1977-07-29WJose OlivaresKO2Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
1977-08-28WJorge AltamiranoKO6Sahara Tahoe Hotel , Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
1977-09-13WJosé TorresRTD7Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1978-02-15WDavid KoteiTKO6Hilton Hotel , Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
1978-04-23WJose de PaulaTKO6Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1978-09-15WJuan Domingo MalvarezKO2Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
1978-10-21WFel ClementeDQ4Palazzo Dello Sport, Pesaro, Italy
1979-03-10WRoberto CastañónKO2Salt Palace , Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
1979-06-17WMike AyalaKO15Convention Center Arena , San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
1979-09-25WJose CabaTKO3Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1980-02-02LSalvador SánchezTKO13Veteran's Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
1980-06-21LSalvador SánchezTKO14Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1992-02-27LJorge RodriguezKO2Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.

Showing 48 of 48 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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