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.

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

Amateur career

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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

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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

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Nicknamed El Elegante, he turned professional on 13 December 2004.

Professional record

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

References

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  1. ^ Tessitore, Joe (12 June 2008). "'El Elegante' bringing savvy back in fight against Gallardo". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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