Daniel Ponce de León
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| Daniel Ponce De León | |
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| Real name | Daniel Ponce de León |
| Rated at | Super bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 5 in. (165 cm.) |
| Nationality |  Mexican Raramuri (Tarahumara) tribe |
| Birth date | July 27, 1980 |
| Birth place | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 30 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Daniel Ponce de León (Tarahumara Amerindian born July 27, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico is a 5' 5" southpaw professional boxer in the junior featherweight (122 lb) division. He is a former WBO world junior featherweight champion. ("Ponce" is not a nickname, as a casual observer might believe; Ponce de León is Daniel's given surname.)
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[edit] Amateur career
Ponce de León competed at flyweight where he won the bronze medal at the 1999 PanAm games but was defeated in the opening round of the 2000 Olympics by eventual bronze medalist Wladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine.
[edit] Professional career
Ponce de León's first loss was a unanimous decision loss to Celestino Caballero on February 17, 2005. Ponce de León won the vacant WBO junior featherweight title on October 29, 2005 defeating Sod Looknongyangtoy by unanimous decision, handing Looknongyangtoy his first career loss.
He has defended his title six times against Gerson Guerrero, Sod Looknongyangtoy again, Al Seeger, Gerry Peñalosa, Rey Bautista and Eduardo Escobedo.
The first round knockout wins over Looknongyangtoy in rematch and Bautista highlight Ponce de Léon's awesome power but his technical weaknesses were seen in his fights with Celestino Caballero and Gerry Peñalosa. In a brief statement after the Philippines vs Mexico world cup last August, Filipino boxing analyst, Ronnie Nathanielsz, stated that De Leon was not in peak condition when he fought Gerry Peñalosa.
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.
On June 7, 2008 Ponce de León was defeated by technical knockout in the first round by Juan Manuel Lopez, losing his WBO junior featherweight title. Ponce de León was knocked down twice and sustained a cut on his left eye before the referee stopped the fight.
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[edit] External links
- Professional boxing record for Daniel Ponce de León from Boxrec
- Daniel Ponce de León's biography (Golden Boy Promotions Inc. official site)
| Preceded by Joan Guzmán |
World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight Champion October 29, 2005– June 7, 2008 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel López |
