On June 7, 2014, a 33-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (45-6, 35 KOs) and Miguel Roman met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
León came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Daniel Ponce de León lost to Miguel Roman via TKO in the 9th round, and adds an loss to his record at 45-7.
On March 15, 2014, a 33-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (45-5, 35 KOs) and a 30-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Juan Manuel López (33-3, 30 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a super-featherweight bout.
León came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. López was on a -1-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months.
In the rematch, Juan Manuel López stopped Daniel Ponce de León via TKO in the 2nd round. López improves his record to 34-3 (31 KOs), while León adds a loss to his record at 45-6.
On May 4, 2013, the 32-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (44-4, 35 KOs), faced a 27-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 19 days. Mares was on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Abner Mares stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC featherweight champion. Mares improves his record to 26-0-1 (14 KOs), while León adds a loss to his record at 44-5.
On September 10, 2011, a 31-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (41-3, 34 KOs) and a 29-year-old Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring.
León came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days. Gamboa was on a 20-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa defeated Daniel Ponce de León via technical decision in the 12-round fight. Gamboa improves his record to 21-0, while León adds a loss to his record at 41-4.
On March 5, 2011, a 30-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (41-2, 34 KOs) and a 21-year-old American boxer Adrien Broner (19-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
León came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day. Broner was on a 19-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 18 days.
Adrien Broner defeated Daniel Ponce de León via unanimous decision in the 10-round super-featherweight fight. Broner improves his record to 20-0, while León adds a loss to his record at 41-3.
On June 7, 2008, the 27-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Daniel Ponce de León (34-1, 30 KOs), faced a 24-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Juan Manuel López (21-0, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
León came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days. López was on a 21-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Juan Manuel López made quick work of Daniel Ponce de León, stopping the champion via TKO in the 1st. López improves his record to 22-0 (20 KOs), while León adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
On February 17, 2005, a 24-year-old Daniel Ponce de León (24-0, 23 KOs) and a 28-year-old Panamanian boxer Celestino Caballero (20-2, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
León came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days. Caballero was on a 1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 2 days.
Celestino Caballero defeated Daniel Ponce de León via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Caballero improves his record to 21-2, while León adds a loss to his record at 24-1.