Ganigan López: Former WBC Light-Flyweight Champion
Ganigan “El Maravilla” López is a Mexican southpaw from Amecameca who became WBC light-flyweight world champion in 2016. His career included title fights in Mexico, Japan and the Philippines.
About the video: The preserved clip shows López challenging Ángel Acosta for the WBO junior-flyweight title in March 2019. Acosta stopped him in the eighth round; it is not footage of López’s WBC championship win.
From contender to WBC champion
López won the WBF light-flyweight title by defeating Mateo Handig in November 2012, then challenged Pedro Guevara for the WBC belt in July 2015 and lost. He returned to the title picture in Kyoto, Japan, where on March 4, 2016 he beat defending champion Yu Kimura by majority decision to win the WBC light-flyweight championship.
He made one successful defense, earning a unanimous decision over Jonathan Taconing across 12 rounds. In May 2017, Kenshiro Teraji took the title from López by majority decision. Teraji also won their May 2018 rematch, stopping López in the second round.
On March 30, 2019, López challenged Acosta for the WBO junior-flyweight title and was stopped in round eight. The WBO listed López at 35–8 with 19 knockouts before that bout.
Sources
- BoxRec: Ganigan López profile
- TUDN: López defeats Yu Kimura for the WBC title (March 2016)
- TUDN: López retains the WBC title against Jonathan Taconing
- WBO: Acosta’s title defense against López and career summary
- Open Boxing: WBO light-flyweight title history
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
