Daniel Ponce de León
Career, Record, Stats
Daniel Ponce de León (El León) is a 44-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 13 years, 2 months, and 7 days, León amassed a record of 45-7, which includes 35 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights.
Daniel Ponce de León's Boxing Career
Daniel Ponce de León was born in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico on July 27, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on March 31, 2001 against Servando Solis. León defeated Solis via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
León became a world champion at the age of 25 after 27 professional fights. He challenged Sod Kokietgym for the vacant WBO super-bantamweight title and defeated Kokietgym via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the featherweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
León's last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Miguel Roman at age 33, on June 7, 2014.
Some of Daniel Ponce de León's best fights have been against Jhonny González, Gerry Peñalosa, and Emmanuel Lucero. For a complete list of León's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Daniel Ponce de León".
León has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Daniel Ponce de León Losses".
Daniel Ponce de León's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Jun 07, 2014 | 33 |  Miguel Roman | loss | TKO 9 |
51 | Mar 15, 2014 | 33 | 
Juan Manuel López 30 33-3 | loss | TKO 2 |
50 | Nov 16, 2013 | 33 | Joksan Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
49 | May 04, 2013 | 32 | 
Abner Mares 27 25-0-1 | loss | TKO 9 |
48 | Sep 15, 2012 | 32 | 
Jhonny González 31 52-7 | win | TD 8 |
47 | May 04, 2012 | 31 | Eduardo Lazcano | win | UD 10 |
46 | Jan 21, 2012 | 31 | Omar Estrella | win | KO 6 |
45 | Sep 10, 2011 | 31 | 
Yuriorkis Gamboa 29 20-0 | loss | TD 8 |
44 | Mar 05, 2011 | 30 | 
Adrien Broner 21 19-0 | loss | UD 10 |
43 | Dec 04, 2010 | 30 | Sergio Manuel Medina | win | TKO 7 |
42 | Sep 18, 2010 | 30 | Antonio Escalante | win | KO 3 |
41 | May 01, 2010 | 29 | Cornelius Lock | win | UD 10 |
40 | Feb 20, 2010 | 29 | Orlando Cruz | win | KO 3 |
39 | Sep 05, 2009 | 29 | Roinet Caballero | win | UD 12 |
38 | Apr 25, 2009 | 28 | Marlon Aguilar | win | UD 12 |
37 | Nov 01, 2008 | 28 | Damian Marchiano | win | KO 4 |
36 | Jun 07, 2008 | 27 |
Juan Manuel López 24 21-0 | loss | TKO 1 |
35 | Dec 08, 2007 | 27 | Eduardo Escobedo | win | UD 12 |
34 | Sep 28, 2007 | 27 | Reynaldo Lopez | win | KO 5 |
33 | Aug 11, 2007 | 27 | Rey Bautista | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Mar 17, 2007 | 26 | 
Gerry Peñalosa 34 51-5-2 | win | UD 12 |
31 | Oct 21, 2006 | 26 | Al Seeger | win | TKO 8 |
30 | Jul 15, 2006 | 25 | Sod Kokietgym | win | KO 1 |
29 | May 27, 2006 | 25 | Gerson Guerrero | win | KO 2 |
28 | Oct 29, 2005 | 25 | Sod Kokietgym | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 24, 2005 | 24 | Phillip Payne | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Apr 29, 2005 | 24 | Ricardo Barajas | win | KO 2 |
25 | Feb 17, 2005 | 24 | 
Celestino Caballero 28 20-2 | loss | UD 12 |
24 | Nov 19, 2004 | 24 | Julio Gamboa | win | KO 4 |
23 | Oct 22, 2004 | 24 | 
Emmanuel Lucero 25 22-2-1 | win | KO 3 |
22 | Jun 11, 2004 | 23 | Carlos Contreras | win | UD 10 |
21 | Apr 17, 2004 | 23 | Anthony Martinez | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Mar 19, 2004 | 23 | Ivan Alvarez | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Feb 26, 2004 | 23 | Cesar Figueroa | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Jan 16, 2004 | 23 | Jesus Salvador Perez | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Nov 20, 2003 | 23 | Carlos Duran | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Sep 18, 2003 | 23 | Marcos Badillo | win | KO 3 |
15 | Aug 28, 2003 | 23 | Francisco Tejedor | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Jul 19, 2003 | 22 | Missael Nunez | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Feb 22, 2003 | 22 | Trinidad Mendoza | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Aug 17, 2002 | 22 | Idelfonso Martinez | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Aug 02, 2002 | 22 | Manuel Castro | win | KO 1 |
10 | Jun 29, 2002 | 21 | Julio Cesar Avila | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 23, 2002 | 21 | Miguel Ramirez | win | KO 1 |
8 | Dec 15, 2001 | 21 | Terry Evans | win | KO 2 |
7 | Nov 23, 2001 | 21 | Victor Manuel Barreto | win | KO 1 |
6 | Nov 02, 2001 | 21 | Diego Andrade | win | KO 4 |
5 | Sep 01, 2001 | 21 | Julio Luna | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Jul 21, 2001 | 20 | Jesus Jimenez | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 18, 2001 | 20 | Ernesto Rivera | win | TKO 3 |
2 | May 01, 2001 | 20 | Victor Rodriguez | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 31, 2001 | 20 | Servando Solis | win | TKO 1 |