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David Lopez (boxer)

David Alonso López
Statistics
Real name David Alonso López
Nickname(s) The Destroyer
Weight(s) Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Light Middleweight
Height 6 ft 2 in (189 cm)
Reach 78 in (199 cm)
Nationality Mexico Mexican
Born (1977-11-24)November 24, 1977
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Died July 6, 2017(2017-07-06) (aged 39)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 56
Wins 41
Wins by KO 23
Losses 14
Draws 1
No contests 0

David Alonso López (November 24, 1977 – July 6, 2017) was a professional boxer who went by the nickname of The Destroyer. David was a Mexican professional boxer in the Middleweight division and was the former IBA Middleweight Champion.

On August 28, 2010 López beat the veteran Saúl Román to win the WBC CABOFE Middleweight Championship.

On March 19 at the Gimnasio de la AUT in Tampico López beat the tough challenger Michel Rosales to win the vacant NABA Light Middleweight title.

In June 2011, López lost to WBA super welterweight champion Austin Trout in June. López defeated compatriot Michel Rosales in a WBA eliminator on March 19. López (40-12, 23 KO) hadn't lost a fight since 2005, going on a 16-fight win streak over that time, and a lot of the guys he's beaten are warriors.

On July 6, 2017 López was shot dead during an incident that took place in his native Nogales, Sonora. It was reported that he was travelling with a passenger just before midnight, when his truck was attacked by bullets. Lopez died immediately before the police arrived. The Red Cross paramedics attended to the second victim.



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