Louie Espinoza
Louie Espinoza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louie Espinoza May 12, 1962 |
| Other names | Sharpshooter |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 66 |
| Wins | 52 |
| Wins by KO | 44 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 2 |
Louie Espioza (born May 12, 1962 in Globe, Arizona) is an American boxer in the Featherweight division. He now resides in Chandler, Arizona.
Espinoza turned pro in 1982 and won the Vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title in 1987 by defeating Tommy Valoy, becoming the first world champion boxer from Arizona in history. He defended the title twice before losing it to Julio Gervacio later that year. In 1989 he took on IBF Featherweight Title holder Jorge Páez but came up short in a draw. He won the WBO Featherweight Title later that year by beating Maurizio Stecca by TKO, but lost the belt the following year in a close decision loss in a rematch with Páez.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Louie Espinoza from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Featherweight boxers
- World featherweight boxing champions
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- World super-bantamweight boxing champions
- World Boxing Association champions
- World Boxing Organization champions
- People from Globe, Arizona
- Boxers from Arizona
- Sportspeople from Chandler, Arizona
- American male boxers
- People from Winkelman, Arizona
- 20th-century American sportsmen