On August 11, 2007, the 27-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (31-1, 28 KOs), faced Rey Bautista, in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Daniel Ponce de León made quick work of Rey Bautista, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. León improves his record to 32-1 (29 KOs)
On July 15, 2006, Daniel Ponce de León and Sod Kokietgym met again in a rematch.
León came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Daniel Ponce de León made quick work of Sod Kokietgym in the rematch, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. León improves his record to 29-1 (27 KOs)
On May 27, 2006, the 25-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (27-1, 25 KOs), faced Gerson Guerrero, in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days.
Daniel Ponce de León made very easy work of Gerson Guerrero, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. León improves his record to 28-1 (26 KOs)
On October 21, 2006, the 26-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (29-1, 27 KOs), faced Al Seeger, in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Daniel Ponce de León stopped Al Seeger via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-bantamweight title. León improves his record to 30-1 (28 KOs)
On September 28, 2007, the 27-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (32-1, 29 KOs), faced Reynaldo Lopez, in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days.
Daniel Ponce de León stopped Reynaldo Lopez via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-bantamweight title. León improves his record to 33-1 (30 KOs)
On December 8, 2007, the 27-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (33-1, 30 KOs), faced Eduardo Escobedo, in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.
Daniel Ponce de León defeated Eduardo Escobedo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-bantamweight title. León improves his record to 34-1
On September 15, 2012, a 32-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (43-4, 35 KOs) got a shot at the WBC featherweight title held by 31-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Jhonny González (52-7, 45 KOs).
León came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. González was on a 12-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Daniel Ponce de León defeated Jhonny González via technical decision and wins the WBC title. León improves his record to 44-4, while González adds a loss to his record at 52-8.
On October 29, 2005, 25-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (26-1, 25 KOs) and Sod Kokietgym fought for the vacant WBO super-bantamweight title.
León came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days.
Daniel Ponce de León defeated Sod Kokietgym via unanimous decision . León improves his record to 27-1
On February 20, 2010, a 29-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (37-2, 31 KOs) and Orlando Cruz met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
León came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Daniel Ponce de León stopped Orlando Cruz via KO in the 3rd round. León improves his record to 38-2 (32 KOs)
On October 22, 2004, a 24-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (22-0, 21 KOs) and a 25-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Emmanuel Lucero (22-2-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
León came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Lucero was on a -1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Daniel Ponce de León stopped Emmanuel Lucero via KO in the 3rd round. León improves his record to 23-0 (22 KOs), while Lucero adds a loss to his record at 22-3-1.