Ricardo López Nava (born July 25, 1966) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2001. He was a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC mini flyweight title from 1990 to 1998, defending it against a record-breaking 21 opponents; the WBA and WBO mini flyweight titles between 1997 and 1998; and the IBF junior flyweight title from 1999 until his retirement in 2001. He is one of just fifteen world boxing champions to retire without a loss. He is the father of undefeated former boxer Alonso López.
López would win four consecutive Guantes de Oro de México Championships from 1981 to 1984. His record has been reported as 37–1, while other sources say he was undefeated.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Ricardo López Nava
- Born: July 25, 1966 — Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Nationality: Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Reach: 64 in (163 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: Jan 18, 1985 (Win by KO vs Rogelio Hernandez)
- Last bout: Sep 29, 2001 (Win by KO vs Zolani Petelo)
- Total rounds boxed: 338 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Mini flyweight, Light flyweight
- KO percentage: 74.5% (38 KO wins in 51 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBC mini flyweight title October 25, 1990 – 1999 (won from Hideyuki Ohashi; a defense run of more than twenty bouts through the November 13, 1998 Rosendo Álvarez rematch, per the bout table, before the move to light flyweight); WBO mini flyweight title August 23, 1997 (won from Alex Sánchez while holding the WBC title, per the bout table); WBA mini flyweight title November 13, 1998 (won the vacant title from Rosendo Álvarez, per the bout table); IBF junior flyweight title October 2, 1999 – September 29, 2001 (won from Will Grigsby; defended against Ratanapol Sor Vorapin and Zolani Petelo; retired unbeaten) — all dates per the bout table
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 52
- Wins: 51
- Wins by KO: 38
- Losses: 0
- Losses by KO: 0
- Draws: 1
- No contests: 0
- Born: July 25, 1966 — Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Nationality: Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Reach: 64 in (163 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Mini flyweight, Light flyweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 18, 1985 | Rogelio Hernandez | Win | KO | 3 (4) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| 2 | Feb 6, 1985 | Antonio Arciniega | Win | KO | 2 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| 3 | Feb 18, 1985 | Sebastian Reyes | Win | KO | 2 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| 4 | Mar 8, 1985 | Javier Dominguez | Win | KO | 3 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| 5 | Jun 27, 1985 | Manuel Martinez | Win | KO | 2 | San Luis Potosí City, Mexico |
| 6 | Aug 2, 1985 | Narciso Panchi | Win | KO | 5 | Arena Naucalpan, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 7 | Mar 24, 1986 | Reyes Mendez | Win | KO | 1 | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico |
| 8 | May 1, 1986 | Santiago Huizar | Win | KO | 2 | Zacatecas City, Mexico |
| 9 | Jul 28, 1986 | Herminio Ramirez | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico |
| 10 | Oct 6, 1986 | Jorge Flores | Win | KO | 2 | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico |
| 11 | Dec 8, 1986 | Herminio Ramirez | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Tlalnepantla, Mexico |
| 12 | Apr 18, 1987 | Eduardo Ramirez | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 13 | Jul 31, 1987 | Alex Mollado | Win | KO | 1 | Acapulco, Mexico |
| 14 | Aug 18, 1987 | Javier Alonso | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 15 | Jul 30, 1988 | Fermin Rivera | Win | KO | 3 | Zacapu, Mexico |
| 16 | Aug 27, 1988 | Evaristo Morales | Win | KO | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 17 | Nov 12, 1988 | Ismael Benitez | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 18 | Jan 27, 1989 | Ubaldo Gonzalez | Win | TKO | 6 | Mazatlán, Mexico |
| 19 | May 6, 1989 | Javier Juarez | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 20 | May 30, 1989 | Jorge Torres | Win | KO | 8 | Guasave, Mexico |
| 21 | Jul 8, 1989 | Abel Andres | Win | KO | 2 | León, Mexico |
| 22 | Aug 4, 1989 | Raymundo Ricardo Mendoza | Win | KO | 5 | Tulancingo, Mexico |
| 23 | Aug 26, 1989 | Jose Luis Zepeda | Win | TKO | 7 (10) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 24 | Nov 7, 1989 | Rey Hernandez | Win | KO | 12 (12) | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Won WBC Continental Americas mini flyweight title |
| 25 | Mar 15, 1990 | Jorge Rivera | Win | KO | 8 (12) | Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Continental Americas mini flyweight title |
| 26 | Jun 29, 1990 | Francisco Montiel | Win | UD | 10 (10) | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 27 | Oct 25, 1990 | Hideyuki Ohashi | Win | TKO | 5 (12) | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan — ★ Title fight — Won WBC mini flyweight title |
| 28 | May 19, 1991 | Kimio Hirano | Win | TKO | 8 (12) | Kusanagi Gymnasium, Shizuoka, Japan — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 29 | Dec 21, 1991 | Kyung-Yun Lee | Win | UD | 12 | Jamsil Arena, Seoul, South Korea — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 30 | Mar 16, 1992 | Pretty Boy Lucas | Win | UD | 12 | Fronton Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 31 | Aug 22, 1992 | Singprasert Kittikasem | Win | TKO | 5 (12) | Auditorio Americo Villareal, Ciudad Madero, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 32 | Oct 11, 1992 | Rocky Lin | Win | TKO | 2 (12) | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 33 | Jan 31, 1993 | Kwang-Soo Oh | Win | TKO | 9 (12) | Indoor Gymnasium, Pohang, South Korea — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 34 | Jul 3, 1993 | Saman Sorjaturong | Win | TKO | 2 (12), 2:45 | Parque la Junta, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 35 | Sep 19, 1993 | Toto Pongsawang | Win | TKO | 11 (12), 2:30 | Capitol City Discotheque, Bangkok, Thailand — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 36 | Dec 18, 1993 | Manny Melchor | Win | KO | 11 (12), 2:00 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 37 | May 7, 1994 | Kermin Guardia | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 38 | Sep 17, 1994 | Surachai Saengmorakot | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 1:53 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 39 | Nov 12, 1994 | Javier Varguez | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 1:33 | Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 40 | Dec 10, 1994 | Yamil Caraballo | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 1:10 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 41 | Apr 1, 1995 | Andy Tabanas | Win | TKO | 12 (12), 2:45 | Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 42 | Mar 16, 1996 | Edito “Ala” Villamor | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 0:40 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 43 | Jun 29, 1996 | Kitichai Preecha | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 1:46 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 44 | Nov 9, 1996 | Morgan Ndumo | Win | TKO | 6 (12), 0:55 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 45 | Dec 7, 1996 | Myung-Sup Park | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 2:22 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 46 | Mar 29, 1997 | Mongkol Charoen | Win | UD | 12 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title |
| 47 | Aug 23, 1997 | Alex Sánchez | Win | TKO | 5 (12), 1:58 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title; Won WBO mini flyweight title |
| 48 | Mar 7, 1998 | Rosendo Álvarez | Draw | TD | 8 (12) | Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title; For WBA mini flyweight title |
| 49 | Nov 13, 1998 | Rosendo Álvarez | Win | SD | 12 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC mini flyweight title; Won vacant WBA mini flyweight title |
| 50 | Oct 2, 1999 | Will Grigsby | Win | UD | 12 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won IBF junior flyweight title |
| 51 | Dec 2, 2000 | Ratanapol Sor Vorapin | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 2:11 | Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF junior flyweight title |
| 52 | Sep 29, 2001 | Zolani Petelo | Win | KO | 8 (12), 1:32 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF junior flyweight title |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBC mini flyweight title October 25, 1990 – 1999 (won from Hideyuki Ohashi; a defense run of more than twenty bouts through the November 13, 1998 Rosendo Álvarez rematch, per the bout table, before the move to light flyweight); WBO mini flyweight title August 23, 1997 (won from Alex Sánchez while holding the WBC title, per the bout table); WBA mini flyweight title November 13, 1998 (won the vacant title from Rosendo Álvarez, per the bout table); IBF junior flyweight title October 2, 1999 – September 29, 2001 (won from Will Grigsby; defended against Ratanapol Sor Vorapin and Zolani Petelo; retired unbeaten) — all dates per the bout table
- Nov 7, 1989 vs Rey Hernandez: Won WBC Continental Americas mini flyweight title
- Mar 15, 1990 vs Jorge Rivera: Retained WBC Continental Americas mini flyweight title
- Oct 25, 1990 vs Hideyuki Ohashi: Won WBC mini flyweight title
- May 19, 1991 vs Kimio Hirano: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Dec 21, 1991 vs Kyung-Yun Lee: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Mar 16, 1992 vs Pretty Boy Lucas: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Aug 22, 1992 vs Singprasert Kittikasem: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Oct 11, 1992 vs Rocky Lin: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Jan 31, 1993 vs Kwang-Soo Oh: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Jul 3, 1993 vs Saman Sorjaturong: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Sep 19, 1993 vs Toto Pongsawang: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Dec 18, 1993 vs Manny Melchor: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- May 7, 1994 vs Kermin Guardia: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Sep 17, 1994 vs Surachai Saengmorakot: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Nov 12, 1994 vs Javier Varguez: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Dec 10, 1994 vs Yamil Caraballo: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Apr 1, 1995 vs Andy Tabanas: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Mar 16, 1996 vs Edito “Ala” Villamor: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Jun 29, 1996 vs Kitichai Preecha: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Nov 9, 1996 vs Morgan Ndumo: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Dec 7, 1996 vs Myung-Sup Park: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Mar 29, 1997 vs Mongkol Charoen: Retained WBC mini flyweight title
- Aug 23, 1997 vs Alex Sánchez: Retained WBC mini flyweight title; Won WBO mini flyweight title
- Mar 7, 1998 vs Rosendo Álvarez: Retained WBC mini flyweight title; For WBA mini flyweight title
- Nov 13, 1998 vs Rosendo Álvarez: Retained WBC mini flyweight title; Won vacant WBA mini flyweight title
- Oct 2, 1999 vs Will Grigsby: Won IBF junior flyweight title
- Dec 2, 2000 vs Ratanapol Sor Vorapin: Retained IBF junior flyweight title
- Sep 29, 2001 vs Zolani Petelo: Retained IBF junior flyweight title
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-11-03.
