Daniel defeated Cornelius Lock on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. On JPonce de León was defeated by technical knockout in the first round by Juan Manuel López, losing his WBO Super Bantamweight title.ĭe León was the headliner of a sold out Golden Boy show and inched closer to another world title shot by knocking out Puerto Rican, Orlando Cruz. Ponce de León retained his title against Eduardo Escobedo on Decemvia unanimous decision, as part of the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.– Ricky Hatton fight. Ponce de León's first loss was a unanimous decision loss to Celestino Caballero on February 17, 2005. He has defended his WBO junior featherweight title eight times against Gerson Guerrero, Reynaldo Lopez, Sod Kokietgym twice, Al Seeger, Gerry Peñalosa, Rey Bautista and Eduardo Escobedo. On Octohe defeated Sod Kokietgym by unanimous decision, handing Looknongyangtoy his first career loss. He then went on to represent Mexico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated in the first round by Ukraine's Volodymyr Sydorenko. Amateur career ĭaniel was a Mexican National Amateur champion and a bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games. Out of five brothers he was the only one to survive, due to the harsh conditions in his tribal area, the Sierra Madre. As an amateur, de León won a bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games, and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympic team in the featherweight division.ĭaniel is a Tarahumara Amerindian, raised in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO super bantamweight title from 20, and the WBC featherweight title from 2012 to 2013.

Daniel Ponce de León (born July 27, 1980) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014.

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