Tony “The Tiger” Lopez is a 3-time world boxing champion. Mr. Lopez was raised in Sacramento, California where he started boxing at the age of 10. As an amateur, he fought more than 100 bouts, losing less than 5. Mr. Lopez turned pro in 1983, fighting his first bout at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. As a pro, he compiled a record of 29-1 with 22 KO’s before his first world title bout – a fight with Rocky Lockridge for the IBF Junior Lightweight belt. Mr. Lopez won a unanimous decision to become northern California’s first world champion. The fight with Lockridge was named Ring Magazine’s 1988 Fight of the Year
Mr. Lopez went on to defend his title three times, losing to Juan “John John” Molina, but in a rubber-match, defeated Molina for the IBF title a second time in a bout held in Reno, Nevada.
Mr. Lopez later reclaimed his title a third time by beating Joey Gamache. Other notable fighters Mr. Lopez fought in his career include Julio Cesar Chavez, Jorge Paez, Brian Mitchell, and Lupe Gutierrez. Lopez completed his professional boxing career with a record of 59-8-1.
Since retiring as a boxer, Mr. Lopez has built a successful bail bonds business and recently re-entered the boxing world as a promoter. In addition to his position on the Board of Directors, Mr. Lopez has entered into a long-term agreement with ActionView International’s wholly owned MatchFights, LLC subsidiary to assist with the marketing and promotion of MatchFights events
