Francisco Lorenzo
Francisco Lorenzo (born October 27, 1971) is a Dominican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He challenged for the WBC super featherweight title in 2008, and originally won the WBC interim title that year, but was not awarded the title due to the controversy of his win over Humberto Soto.
| Francisco Lorenzo | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | El Ahogado |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
| Reach | 71 in (182 cm) |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Born | April 4, 1971 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 54 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 14 |
| No contests | 1 |
Pro career
In June 2005, Francisco upset future WBA World, IBF and WBA Lightweight champion Nate Campbell.[1]
Interim WBC Super Featherweight Championship
On December 20, 2008 Lorenzo lost his second fight with Humberto Soto by twelve round decision, the bout was for the Interim WBC Super Featherweight championship.[2][3]
After boxing
Lorenzo opened a gym in the Dominican Repuvblic after retirement. In order to buy equipment for his gym, he got work on a construction company. In 2019, he suffered an accident while working for the construction company and had three fingers from his left hand amputated.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 54 fights | 39 wins | 14 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 17 | 3 |
| By decision | 21 | 11 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Loss | 39–14 (1) | Braulio Rodriguez | KO | 1 (10), 2:10 | 27 Sep 2014 | Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 53 | Loss | 39–13 (1) | Javier Fortuna | TKO | 4 (10), 3:00 | 10 Mar 2014 | Polideportvo Eleoncio Mercedes, La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 52 | Loss | 39–12 (1) | Israel Héctor Perez | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 20 Jul 2013 | Salon de Fiestas Egeo, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 51 | Win | 39–11 (1) | Donny Garcias | SD | 8 | 12 Aug 2012 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 50 | Win | 38–11 (1) | Juan Carlos Contreras | UD | 6 | 17 Dec 2011 | Polideportivo, Cambita Garabitos, Dominican Republic | |
| 49 | Loss | 37–11 (1) | Dierry Jean | UD | 10 | 20 Oct 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 48 | Win | 37–10 (1) | Juan Encarnacion | TKO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 5 Sep 2011 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 47 | Loss | 36–10 (1) | Luis Ramos Jr. | UD | 8 | 3 Jun 2011 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 36–9 (1) | Aneudy Mesa | UD | 8 | 24 Jan 2011 | Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 45 | Loss | 35–9 (1) | Érik Morales | UD | 12 | 18 Dec 2010 | Agua Caliente Racetrack, Tijuana, Mexico | For WBC Silver super-lightweight title |
| 44 | Win | 35–8 (1) | Ambiorix Ciriaco | TKO | 7 (10), 1:23 | 16 Oct 2010 | Polideportivo, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic | |
| 43 | NC | 34–8 (1) | Javier Fortuna | NC | 1 (9), 1:46 | 19 Aug 2010 | Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | For vacant WBA Fedebol super-featherweight title |
| 42 | Loss | 34–8 | Jorge Linares | MD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela | |
| 41 | Loss | 34–7 | Yenifel Vicente | SD | 10 | 16 Nov 2009 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 40 | Win | 34–6 | Leonardo Espinal | TKO | 2 (6) | 22 Aug 2009 | Polideportivo, Nagua, Dominican Republic | |
| 39 | Loss | 33–6 | Mlungisi Dlamini | UD | 12 | 7 Aug 2009 | Mangaung Indoor Centre, Bloemfontein, South Africa | For WBF (Foundation) lightweight title |
| 38 | Loss | 33–5 | Humberto Soto | UD | 12 | 20 Dec 2008 | Parque Andrés Quintana Roo, Cozumel, Mexico | For vacant WBC super-featherweight title |
| 37 | Win | 33–4 | Humberto Soto | DQ | 4 (12), 2:43 | 28 Jun 2008 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Vacant WBC interim super-featherweight title at stake; Soto disqualified for hitting after a knockdown; Lorenzo not awarded title by WBC |
| 36 | Win | 32–4 | Jesús Salvador Pérez | UD | 8 | 25 Apr 2008 | Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Manuel Valdez | UD | 8 | 17 Dec 2007 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 | Jose Guadalupe Rosales | UD | 10 | 9 Nov 2007 | Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 29–4 | Baudel Cardenas | UD | 10 | 13 Jul 2007 | Congress Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 28–4 | Cristóbal Cruz | UD | 12 | 13 Apr 2007 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S. | Retained WBC–CABOFE super-featherweight title |
| 31 | Loss | 27–4 | Román Martínez | SD | 12 | 2 Feb 2007 | Coliseo Pedrin Zorrilla, San Juan, Puerto Rico | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-featherweight title |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Cristóbal Cruz | UD | 8 | 1 Dec 2006 | Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 26–3 | Santiago Matos | TKO | 3 (10) | 22 Jul 2006 | Polideportivo, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic | |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Priest Smalls | UD | 10 | 29 Jun 2006 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBC–CABOFE super-featherweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Alejandro Heredia | UD | 12 | 8 May 2006 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained WBC–CABOFE super-featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Francisco Pena | KO | 1 (12) | 10 Dec 2005 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBC–CABOFE super-featherweight title |
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | Nate Campbell | SD | 10 | 14 Jun 2005 | St. Petersburg Coliseum, Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Alexis Urena | TKO | 2 (8) | 28 May 2005 | Gimnasio Internacional de Boxeo, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic | |
| 23 | Win | 20–3 | Ivan Valle | SD | 10 | 10 Mar 2005 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 22 | Loss | 19–3 | Courtney Burton | SD | 12 | 5 Dec 2003 | UVI Sports & Fitness Center, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | For vacant WBO–NABO lightweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Ubaldo Hernandez | SD | 10 | 3 Oct 2003 | Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 18–2 | Juan Díaz | UD | 10 | 19 Jul 2003 | Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, U.S. | For WBC Youth World lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Genaro Trazancos | UD | 10 | 10 May 2003 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Santiago Matos | KO | 3 (12) | 21 Mar 2003 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe super-featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Francisco Melendez | KO | 4 | 19 Dec 2002 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Luis Sosa | TKO | 6 | 7 Nov 2002 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Alexis Urena | TKO | 4 | 20 Sep 2002 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Santiago Matos | UD | 12 | 15 Jun 2002 | San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Rafael Valerio | TKO | 1 | 10 May 2002 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Julio Jerez | TKO | 3 | 4 May 2002 | La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Luis Sosa | UD | 8 | 29 Nov 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Andres Martinez | TKO | 5 | 28 Sep 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Leonardo Espinal | TKO | 2 | 9 Aug 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Francisco De Leon | UD | 12 | 29 Jun 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained Dominican super-featherweight title |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Victoriano Sosa | PTS | 12 | 30 Apr 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | For Dominican lightweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Laureano Ramírez | UD | 12 | 18 Feb 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant Dominican super-featherweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andres Martinez | TKO | 3 | 21 Dec 2000 | La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Freddy Cruz | UD | 10 | 23 Nov 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Luis Ernesto José | SD | 6 | 15 Sep 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marino Abreu | KO | 1 (4) | 26 Jun 2000 | La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Angel Santana | TKO | 4 (4) | 13 May 2000 | Dominican Republic | |
References
- http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/nate-campbell-trying-to-beat-the-oddsagain
- "Francisco Lorenzo Defeats Humberto Soto on Disqualification ⋆ Boxing News 24". 30 June 2008.
- "Humberto Soto vs. Francisco Lorenzo - BoxRec".
- Santana, Nicolle (September 9, 2019). "EX BOXEADOR DOMINICANO FRANCISCO LORENZO PERDIÓ TRES DEDOS EN ACCIDENTE".
External links
- Boxing record for Francisco Lorenzo from BoxRec (registration required)
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