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5'1" junior flyweight
Delia "La Japonesa" López is from
Tlaxcala, México. She was born on November 16, 1976 and
has been boxing professionally since
2001. She quickly established herself as the top junior
flyweight in México.
She made her pro debut on September 15, 2001 in México City, México,
fighting Adriana "La Torera" Chamoza of México City to a four-round draw in a
straw-weight
bout. Chamoza was now 3-8-2 (0 KO's).
October 26, 2001 at Arena Mexico in México City, México,
Delia López won a six-round unanimous decision
over Guadalupe Villa in a junior flyweight bout.
On February 23, 2002 at Arena México in México City, México,
Delia López won a four-round unanimous decision over
Andrea "Nena" Benitez of México City, who slipped to
6-1-2 (2 KOs). See Photo Gallery.
On April 13, 2002 at Arena México in México City, México,
Delia López won by a six-round unanimous (58-56,58-57,58-56)
decision over Gloria Rios of México City, who fell to 3-3-0 (0 KO's).
FightNews reporter Emmanuel Rustrián described this as "an amazing female bout in which
Delia López dominated, hurt and outpointed Gloria Rios".
On December 14, 2002 at Arena México
in México City, México, Delia López scored a TKO at 1:45 in the fifth round over
Elizabeth "Chiquita" Sánchez Bello in a bout for the Mexican Junior Flyweight
title. Both this and the CMB continental title fight between Johnny González and
Francisco Mateos that followed were, according to La Jornada’s Jorge
Sepulveda Marin, notable for the "bravery and commitment" of the participants.
In the women’s match, it was the leaner, hungrier López gunning for the title
from the start, driving the somewhat portly champion backwards and cruelly
exposing her lack of mobility. Sánchez Bello, who was making her first title defense,
fell to 7-4-0 (1 KO) with this loss.
Gloria was voted 'Fighter of the Year' for 2002 in
México by Promotora Mexicana de Boxeo (Promebox).
On May 30, 2003 at Auditorio Morelos, Aguascalientes, AG, México,
Delia López defended the Mexican Junior Flyweight title with a sixth-round TKO
of Gloria Rios of México City, who fell to 3-4-0 (0 KO's) with her second
straight loss to Lopez. The bout had been scheduled for ten rounds.
On October 11, 2003 at Casino Real in México City, México,
Delia López (108 lbs) TKO'd unranked
Adriana Chamoza (103¼ lbs) of México City in the sixth
round of a scheduled 10-rounder for the Mexican Junior Flyweight title.
Chamoza fell to 3-8-3 (0 KO) with the loss.
On April 17, 2004 at Sala de Armas de la Magdalena Mixihuca in México City, México,
Delia López fought Gloria "Dinamita"
Rios-Lopez of
México City to a ten-round (96-94 Lopez, 97-94 Rios, 96-96) draw to retain the Mexican Junior
Flyweight title. According to a fight report
translated for WBAN by Ewan Whyte, "Rios caught
López full in the face with a
straight right almost on the opening bell and
López, clearly hurt, was on the
retreat throughout the first round, which she barely survived. When she came out
to finish it in the second round, Rios got a nasty surprise: the champion had
recovered and began to outbox her. As she set out trying to make up the lost
ground,
López caught her several times with powerful right and left hooks that
almost had her on the canvas, but Rios held on." Box Latino thought a draw was a fair result.
Rios was 3-4-1 (0 KO's).
After studying tape of the match the Comisión de
Boxeo del Distrito Federal (Federal Boxing Commission of México)
ordered an immediate rematch.
Ríos and López were due to fight again on June 8, 2004 but a combination of a
kitchen accident and a bee sting put López out of action ... much to Delia's disappointment.
"I was really looking forward to showing Gloría
Ríos that I'm better than her," she quoted as
saying. "It's very curious," she added, "a bee stings me on the jaw and it swells
up. That's more success than any of my opponents have had."
The Comisión de Boxeo del Distrito Federal later
designated Adriana Chamoza as the official challenger for Delia López’s
Junior Flyweight title, based upon the belief that no promoter could be found
for a fourth Ríos v Lopez fight. However, Ríos’s manager, Raúl Lopez, presented
them with a contract signed by Prestige Boxing Promotions to stage such a bout
and the commission president, José Alfredo Isselin, has promised that the CBDF
will reconsider its decision.
On February 10, 2006 at the Men's Club in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, Delia
dominated Blanca "Venadita" Pérez for seven rounds before the overmatched Pérez
retired in her corner.
Pérez's record is unclear, but she had not
fought professionally for several years. Lopez improved to 8-0-2 (4 KOs)
with the win.
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