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.

For the Spanish Olympic judoka, see Francisco Lorenzo (judoka).
Francisco Lorenzo
Statistics
Nickname(s)El Ahogado
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Reach71 in (182 cm)
NationalityDominican
Born (1971-04-04) April 4, 1971
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins39
Wins by KO17
Losses14
No contests1

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]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
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. For vacant WBC interim super-featherweight title;
Soto disqualified for hitting after a knockdown;
Lorenzo not awarded title by the 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
  1. http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/nate-campbell-trying-to-beat-the-oddsagain
  2. http://www.boxingnews24.com/2008/06/francisco-lorenzo-defeats-humberto-soto-on-disqualification/
  3. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1263213
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