Alfonso López III (born May 16, 1982) is a Mexican-American professional boxer. López fights out of Cut & Shoot, Texas. He’s the former WBC-Continental Americas super middleweight champion (2010), WBO-NABO light heavyweight champion (2019), WBC-NABF light heavyweight champion (2019), & WBC-NABF bridgerweight champion (2021). He was co-trained by former title contender Roy Harris.

Personal life Alfonso López III was born May 16, 1982 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Mexican parents.

López was an all-district football player at Corpus Christi Moody High School and went on to play linebacker at Sam Houston State University before ever boxing in the amateur ranks.

López is married to Cara Marie Skero López, they reside in The Woodlands, Texas, with their children.

Currently, López is the Owner of El Tigre Promotions & is serving the community with up & coming fighters in the Houston area.

Amateur career López was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves Champion and won a silver medal at the 2005 U.S. National Championships in the Light Heavyweight division.

With a short-lived amateur career, López decided to turn pro in 2007 after his graduation from Sam Houston State University.

Professional career In April 2010, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Alfonso won a six-round unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Holguin.

On November 4, 2010, Lopez fought for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Championship in Dallas, Texas. Lopez won by TKO in Round 12 against Romaro Johnson, capturing his first world title.

On May 7, 2011, López lost to former world champion Kelly Pavlik by majority decision. This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.

On January 6, 2012, Lopez fought Dyah Davis (son of 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr.) for the vacant NABF Super Middleweight title. Lopez dropped a 10-round unanimous decision to Davis.

February 28, 2013 Lopez had surgery on his left elbow and then had another surgery on March 27 for his right elbow. Lopez took time to rest and recover from the surgeries on his elbows.

"El Tigre" made his comeback on October 18, 2014, after a -year layoff to heal his injury. He won by TKO in Round 1 against Sean Rawley Wilson.

Lopez returned to the ring on the undercard of Canelo vs. Kirkland, May 9, 2015, in Houston, Texas at Minute Maid Park. El Tigre earned a 2nd-round KO victory over Cuban slugger Lester Gonzalez.

After almost 2 years off due to another injury, El Tigre returned to the ring March 24, 2017 against Colby Courter at the Humble Civic Center. The bout was stopped in round 3, giving Lopez a TKO victory.

Trying to stay active Lopez fought Rayford Johnson on June 30, 2017, who he had beaten years prior. Johnson's wanted to show Lopez that the first fight was a fluke and a bad day at the office. Lopez cruised to UD victory in an 8-round bout at the Humble Civic Center.

After a lay-off to promote his own promotional company, El Tigre Promotions. Once again the fight took place at Humble Civic Center, but this time under El Tigre Promotions. Lopez returned to fight Francisco Cordero for the vacant ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. Alfonso stopped his Colombian counterpart in round 8 to win the vacant belt.

On November 17, 2018, Lopez made his first successful defense of his ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. After sustaining a cut over his right eye, Lopez stopped Colombian Milton Núñez in the final round of their bout to retain the American Boxing Organization Light Heavyweight Championship.

On Saturday April 6, 2019, at the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas López defeated Melvin Russell, on his way to a TKO victory in round 5. With the push from Gilberto “El Zurdo” Ramírez Gilberto Ramírez to the light heavyweight division, Lopez took this time to call him out.

After signing to fight Alvin Varmall of New York, plans fell through. Colombian Alex Theran stepped up to challenge López for the vacant WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Championship. On July 13, 2019, at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas the men met in a bout. Theran refused to come out for the fifth round and the TKO victory made López the new WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Champion.

Lopez won the vacant NABF Light Heavyweight Championship against Denis Grachev on November 16, 2019, in an easy UD.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes40Win36-4Roberto SilvaUD8Jun 6, 2026Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S.Won vacant ABO Intercontinental Cruiserweight title39Win35-4Daniel GonzalezKO1 (8), 2:05Apr 27, 2024Restaurante Bar Don Juan, Carmen de Apicala, Colombia38Win 34-4 Roberto SilvaTD 6 (10)Apr 30, 202237Win 33-4 Jozsef DarmosTKO 6 (10)Dec 4, 202136Loss32–4Gilberto RamírezKO10 (12), Dec 18, 2020|35Win 32–3 Denis GrachevUD 10Nov 16, 201934Win 31–3 Alex TheranTKO 4 (10)Jul 13, 201933Win 30–3 Melvin RussellTKO 5 (10)Apr 6, 201932Win 29–3 Milton NúñezTKO 8 (8)Nov 17, 201831Win 28–3 Francisco CorderoKO 8 (10)Jun 22, 201830Win 27–3 Rayford JohnsonUD 8Jun 30, 201729Win 26–3 Colby CourterTKO 3 (8)Mar 24, 201728Win 25–3 Lester GonzalezKO 2 (6)May 9, 201527Win 24–3 Juan ReynaRTD 3 (5), Feb 28, 201526Win 23–3 Sean Rawley WilsonTKO 1 (8), Oct 18, 201425Loss 22–3 Justin WilliamsUD 6Feb 18, 201224Loss 22–2 Dyah DavisUD 10Jan 6, 201223Win 22–1 Michael WalkersTKO 7 (10), Sep 24, 201122Loss 21–1 Kelly PavlikMD 10May 7, 201121Win 21–0 Romaro JohnsonTKO 12 (12), Nov 4, 201020Win 20–0 Rubin WilliamsUD 10Jun 17, 201019Win 19–0 Gabriel HolguinUD 6Apr 3, 201218Win 18–0 Tiwon TaylorKO 2 (6), Nov 19, 200917Win 17–0 James JohnsonTKO 4 (6), Oct 17, 200916Win 16–0 Aaron NorwoodTKO 4 (8), Sep 16, 200915Win 15–0 Quinton SmithTKO 2 (6), Aug 7, 200914Win 14–0 Ronald WeaverUD 10May 8, 200913Win 13–0 Billy ThompsonTKO 3 (8), Mar 26, 200912Win 12–0 Johnathan BruceKO 1 (4), Mar 7, 200911Win 11–0 James JohnsonTKO 5 (6), Jan 15, 200910Win 10–0 abriel RiveraTKO 3 (4), Aug 15, 20089Win 9–0 Theo KrugerTKO 5 (6), Jul 11, 20088Win 8–0 Rayford JohnsonUD 6May 24, 20087Win 7–0 Anthony GreeleyRTD 4 (6), Apr 17, 20086Win 6–0 Raheem GordonTKO 6 (6), Jan 17, 20085Win 5–0 Larry PryorTKO 5 (6), Nov 29, 20074Win 4–0 Jonathan JonesTKO 1 (4), Sep 20, 20073Win 3–0 Jason LaneTKO 2 (4), Aug 2, 20072Win 2–0 Jason CrawfordKO1 (4), Jun 9, 20071Win1–0 Bonnie Joe McgeeUD4Mar 17, 2007

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