Lou Del Valle | |
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Born | Louis Del Valle July 13, 1968 Long Island City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Honey Boy |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 44 |
Wins | 36 |
Wins by KO | 22 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
Louis Del Valle (born July 13, 1968, in Long Island City, New York) is an American boxer and the former WBA light heavyweight title holder. He is currently the boxing trainer of former super middleweight champion, Badou Jack.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Known as "Honey Boy", Del Valle turned pro in 1992 and won his first 22 bouts, setting up a shot at long-time WBA light heavyweight champion Virgil Hill in 1996. Hill won a close unanimous decision. In 1997 he took on Eddy Smulders for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title and won via 8th-round TKO. He lost the belt in his next fight, a clear decision loss to Roy Jones Jr. in a WBC/WBA unification bout, but became the first fighter ever to knock Jones down.
In 2001 he took on Bruno Girard for vacant WBA light heavyweight title, but came up short of the title in a draw. In 2002 he rematched Girard for the same belt, but lost a split decision.[2]
De Leon Tinsley (9-3-1), on July 18, 2008, won a unanimous decision over Del Valle (36-6-1), 40, in the 8-round bout at Mahi Temple Auditorium. Judges Stu Winston and Fred Flutie scored the bout for Tinsley as did Bill Ray (77-75). Tinsley weighed 189 pounds while Del Valle came in at 198.[3]
Professional boxing record
[edit]44 fights | 36 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 22 | 0 |
By decision | 14 | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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44 | Draw | 36–6–2 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 31/10/2009 | ![]() |
97-93, 95-95, 95-95. |
43 | Loss | 36–6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 18/07/2008 | ![]() |
74-78, 75-77, 75-77. |
42 | Win | 36–5–1 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | 31/01/2008 | ![]() |
78-74, 77-75, 74-78. |
41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 14/09/2007 | ![]() |
WBA Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. 113-116, 110-117, 110-117. |
40 | Loss | 35–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 20/10/2006 | ![]() |
92-98, 93-97, 93-97. |
39 | Win | 35–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 02/04/2005 | ![]() |
79-73, 78-74, 78-74. |
38 | Win | 34–3–1 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | 02/12/2004 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 33–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 16/10/2004 | ![]() |
60-54, 60-54, 60-54. |
36 | Win | 32–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 17/04/2004 | ![]() |
79-73, 78-74, 78-74. |
35 | Loss | 31–3–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 13/07/2002 | ![]() |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 111-116, 115-113. |
34 | Draw | 31–2–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 04/08/2001 | ![]() |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 115-114, 115-115. |
33 | Win | 31–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 17/05/2001 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 30–2 | ![]() |
KO | 3 | 17/01/2001 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 29–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 29/07/1999 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 28–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 22/09/1998 | ![]() |
79-72, 79-72, 77-74. |
29 | Loss | 27–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 18/07/1998 | ![]() |
WBC/WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 109-119, 109-118. |
28 | Win | 27–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 20/09/1997 | ![]() |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 13/06/1997 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round. |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 01/05/1997 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the third round. |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 29/10/1996 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 16/08/1996 | ![]() |
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23 | Loss | 22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 20/04/1996 | ![]() |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-114, 112-116, 114-116. |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 01/12/1995 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the fifth round. |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 27/05/1995 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 | 03/05/1995 | ![]() |
Green knocked out at 2:34 of the fifth round. |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 18/03/1995 | ![]() |
Daughtry knocked out at 2:44 of the first round. |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 20/01/1995 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:56 of the second round. |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 13/10/1994 | ![]() |
Brown knocked out at 2:31 of the first round. |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 07/10/1994 | ![]() |
Talley knocked out at 1:17 of the second round. |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 29/04/1994 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fourth round. |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 12/11/1993 | ![]() |
New York Light Heavyweight Title. |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 04/09/1993 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 17/06/1993 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the third round. |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 06/03/1993 | ![]() |
58-55, 58-55, 58-55. |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 27/01/1993 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 23/12/1992 | ![]() |
Campbell knocked out at 0:33 of the first round. |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 20/11/1992 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 15/10/1992 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round. |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 15/09/1992 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 25/08/1992 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round. |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 21/05/1992 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the second round. |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 23/03/1992 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 07/02/1992 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the first round. |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 12/01/1992 | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tight bond with trainer propels Las Vegas boxer toward his dream". Las Vegas Sun. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Girard keeps hold of title". BBC. 14 July 2002. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Tinsley grinds out decision over 40-year-old Del Valle". ESPN. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Lou Del Valle from BoxRec (registration required)