Daniel Ponce de León

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ponce and the second or maternal family name is de León.

Daniel Ponce De León
Statistics
Real name	Daniel Ponce De León
Nickname(s)	El León
Rated at	Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (170 cm)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	July 27, 1980 (1980-07-27) (age 31) Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	41
Wins by KO	34
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0

Daniel Ponce de León (born July 27, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team. He is the current WBC Latino Featherweight Champion and former WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion.

"Ponce" is not a nickname, as a casual observer might believe; Ponce de León is Daniel's given surname. He currently resides in Huntington Park, California.^[1]

Early life

Daniel is a Tarahumara Amerindian,^[2] raised in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. Out of five brothers he was the only one to survive, due to the harsh conditions and the poverty his tribe lived in.^[3][4]

Amateur career

Daniel was a Mexican National Amateur champion and a bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games. Ponce de León would then go onto represent Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Professional career

Ponce de León's 21 consecutive Knockout wins to start his career is a world record.

WBO Super Bantamweight Champion

On October 29, 2005 he defeated Sod Kokietgym by unanimous decision, handing Looknongyangtoy his first career loss.^[6] He has defended his WBO Super Bantamweight Championship eight times against Gerson Guerrero, Reynaldo Lopez, Sod Kokietgym twice, Al Seeger, Gerry Peñalosa, Rey Bautista and Eduardo Escobedo. Ponce de León's first loss was a unanimous decision loss to Celestino Caballero on February 17, 2005.

Ponce de León retained his title against Eduardo Escobedo on December 8, 2007 via unanimous decision, as part of the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.–Ricky Hatton fight.^[7] On June 7, 2008 Ponce de León was defeated by technical knockout in the first round by Juan Manuel López, losing his WBO Super Bantamweight title.

De León was the headliner of a sold out Golden Boy show^[8] and inched closer to another world title shot by knocking out Puerto Rican, Orlando Cruz.^[9] Daniel defeated Cornelius Lock on May 1, 2010 the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley^[10] in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on HBO PPV to retain his WBC Latino featherweight title.^[11] He will be on the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora undercard.

On March 5, 2011, De Leon moved up to the Super Featherweight division to face undefeated prospect Adrien Broner. The fight was expected to be a showcase bout for the younger and larger Broner, however, De Leon proved to be more competitive than anticipated as Broner was awarded a highly disputed ten round unanimous decision.^[12]

Professional record

41 Wins (34 knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	41-4-0	Yuriorkis Gamboa	TD	8 (12)	September 10, 2011	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss	41-3-0	Adrien Broner	UD	10(10)	March 05, 2011	Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Win	41-2-0	Sergio Manuel Medina	TKO	7 (2:59)	December 4, 2010	Estadio Beto Avila, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	Defends his WBC Latino Featherweight title.
Win	40-2-0	Antonio Escalante	KO	3 (2:40)	September 18, 2010	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Retained his WBC Latino Featherweight title.
Win	39-2-0	Cornelius Lock	UD	10 (10)	May 1, 2010	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained his WBC Latino Featherweight title.
Win	38-2-0	Orlando Cruz	KO	3 (2:37)	February 20, 2010	Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico	Won the WBC Latino Featherweight title.
Win	37-2-0	Roinet Caballero	UD	12 (12)	September 5, 2009	Arena Roberto Durán, Panama City, Panama	Won a WBA Featherweight Title Eliminator.
Win	36-2-0	Marlon Aguilar	UD	12 (12)	April 25, 2009	Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Won the NABF Featherweight title.
Win	35-2-0	Damian Marchiano	KO	4 (1:41)	November 1, 2008	Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Loss	34-2-0	Juan Manuel López	TKO	1 (2:25)	June 7, 2008	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Lost WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	34-1-0	Eduardo Escobedo	UD	12 (12)	December 8, 2007	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	33-1-0	Reynaldo Lopez	KO	5 (2:39)	September 28, 2007	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	32-1-0	Rey Bautista	TKO	1 (2:30)	August 11, 2007	Arco Arena, Sacramento, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	31-1-0	Gerry Penalosa	UD	12 (12)	March 17, 2007	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO and IBA Super Bantamweight title.
Win	30-1-0	Al Seeger	TKO	8 (1:43)	October 21, 2006	Convention Center, El Paso, Texas	Unified WBO and IBA Super Bantamweight title.
Win	29-1-0	Sod Kokietgym	KO	1 (0:52)	July 15, 2006	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	28-1-0	Gerson Guerrero	KO	2 (1:50)	May 27, 2006	Home Depot Center, Carson, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	27-1-0	Sod Kokietgym	UD	12 (12)	October 29, 2005	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona	Won the WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	26-1-0	Phillip Payne	TKO	7 (0:57)	June 24, 2005	Show Palace, Oceanside, California	Won the WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	25-1-0	Ricardo Barajas	KO	2 (2:13)	April 29, 2005	Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas
Loss	24-1-0	Celestino Caballero	UD	12 (12)	February 17, 2005	The Avalon, Hollywood, California	IBF Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator.
Win	24-0-0	Julio Gamboa	KO	4 (2:04)	November 19, 2004	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona	Retained WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	23-0-0	Emmanuel Lucero	KO	3 (2:51)	October 22, 2004	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas	Vacant WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title.
Win	22-0-0	Carlos Contreras	UD	10 (10)	June 11, 2004	Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas

See also

• Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/boxing/daniel-ponce-de-leon.html
2. ^ http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/tarahumara-people/gorney-text
3. ^ http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/05/25/ponce-de-leon-the-knockout-artist/
4. ^ http://foro.univision.com/t5/Boxeo-Puertorrique%C3%B1o/LA-HISTORIA-DE-DANIEL-PONCE-DE-LE%C3%92N/m-p/302342186
5. ^ http://nocache.hbo.com/boxing/people/daniel-ponce-de-leon/index.html
6. ^ http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4518/daniel-ponce-leon-lion-den/
7. ^ http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/photo/14055/Daniel-Ponce-De-Leon-vs-Eduardo-Escobedo
8. ^ http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=22876&more=1
9. ^ http://insidefights.com/2010/02/21/war-in-mexico-ponce-de-leon-segura-chavez-espadas-in-action/
10. ^ http://www.fightnewsusa.com/?p=5260
11. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5155130
12. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/adrien-broner-decisions-daniel-ponce-de-leon-ten--36670

External links

• Professional boxing record for Daniel Ponce de León from BoxRec
• Daniel Ponce de León's biography (Golden Boy Promotions Inc. official site)

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Name	Ponce De León, Daniel
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Date of birth	July 27, 1980
Place of birth	Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Preceded by Joan Guzmán Vacated title

WBO Super Bantamweight Champion October 29, 2005 – June 7, 2008

Succeeded by Juan Manuel López