David Alonso López | |
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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 | Mexican |
Born |
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico |
November 24, 1977
Died | July 6, 2017 | (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.