Lou Del Valle

Lou Del Valle
Born	Louis Del Valle (1968-07-13) July 13, 1968 (age 56) Long Island City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Honey Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	36
Wins by KO	22
Losses	6
Draws	2

Louis Del Valle (born July 13, 1968, in Long Island City, New York) is an American boxer and the former WBA light heavyweight title holder. He is currently the boxing trainer of former super middleweight champion, Badou Jack. ^[1]

Professional career

Known as "Honey Boy", Del Valle turned pro in 1992 and won his first 22 bouts, setting up a shot at long-time WBA light heavyweight champion Virgil Hill in 1996. Hill won a close unanimous decision. In 1997 he took on Eddy Smulders for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title and won via 8th-round TKO. ^[2] He lost the belt in his next fight, a clear decision loss to Roy Jones Jr. in a WBC/WBA unification bout, but became the first fighter ever to knock Jones down. ^[3]

In 2001 he took on Bruno Girard for vacant WBA light heavyweight title, but came up short of the title in a draw. In 2002 he rematched Girard for the same belt, but lost a split decision. ^[4]

De Leon Tinsley (9-3-1), on July 18, 2008, won a unanimous decision over Del Valle (36-6-1), 40, in the 8-round bout at Mahi Temple Auditorium. Judges Stu Winston and Fred Flutie scored the bout for Tinsley as did Bill Ray (77-75). Tinsley weighed 189 pounds while Del Valle came in at 198. ^[5]

Professional boxing record

44 fights	36 wins	6 losses
By knockout	22	0
By decision	14	6
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
44	Draw	36–6–2	Joey Spina	MD	10	31/10/2009	Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville	97-93, 95-95, 95-95.
43	Loss	36–6–1	DeLeon Tinsley	UD	8	18/07/2008	Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami	74-78, 75-77, 75-77.
42	Win	36–5–1	Newton Kidd	SD	8	31/01/2008	Utopia Paradise Theatre, Bronx	78-74, 77-75, 74-78.
41	Loss	35–5–1	Johny Jensen	UD	12	14/09/2007	Forum, Horsens	WBA Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. 113-116, 110-117, 110-117.
40	Loss	35–4–1	Zack Page	UD	10	20/10/2006	Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown	92-98, 93-97, 93-97.
39	Win	35–3–1	Danny Sheehan	UD	8	02/04/2005	DCU Center, Worcester	79-73, 78-74, 78-74.
38	Win	34–3–1	Raymond McLamore	SD	8	02/12/2004	The Plex, North Charleston
37	Win	33–3–1	James Johnson	UD	6	16/10/2004	Club Ovation, Boynton Beach	60-54, 60-54, 60-54.
36	Win	32–3–1	Tiwon Taylor	TKO	5	17/04/2004	Madison Square Garden, New York	79-73, 78-74, 78-74.
35	Loss	31–3–1	Bruno Girard	SD	12	13/07/2002	Palavas-les-Flots	WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 111-116, 115-113.
34	Draw	31–2–1	Bruno Girard	PTS	12	04/08/2001	Plage du Prado, Marseille	WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 115-114, 115-115.
33	Win	31–2	Dennis McKinney	UD	8	17/05/2001	Roseland Ballroom, New York
32	Win	30–2	Earl Butler	KO	3	17/01/2001	Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, Yonkers
31	Win	29–2	Charles Daughtry	TKO	6	29/07/1999	Roxy Theater, Atlanta
30	Win	28–2	Tyrone Armstead	UD	8	22/09/1998	Madison Square Garden, New York	79-72, 79-72, 77-74.
29	Loss	27–2	Roy Jones Jr.	UD	12	18/07/1998	Madison Square Garden, New York	WBC/WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 109-119, 109-118.
28	Win	27–1	Eddy Smulders	TKO	8	20/09/1997	Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen	WBA World Light Heavyweight Title.
27	Win	26–1	Fermin Chirino	TKO	2	13/06/1997	Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen	Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round.
26	Win	25–1	Kenny Payne	TKO	3	01/05/1997	Convention Center, Asbury Park	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the third round.
25	Win	24–1	Thomas Reid	UD	10	29/10/1996	Grand Casino, Tunica
24	Win	23–1	Ken McCurdy	TKO	2	16/08/1996	Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, Yonkers
23	Loss	22–1	Virgil Hill	UD	12	20/04/1996	Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks	WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-114, 112-116, 114-116.
22	Win	22–0	Ken Wallace	TKO	5	01/12/1995	Lost Battalion Hall, Queens	Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the fifth round.
21	Win	21–0	Ali Saidi	UD	8	27/05/1995	Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund
20	Win	20–0	Michael Green	KO	5	03/05/1995	Lexington Avenue Armory, New York	Green knocked out at 2:34 of the fifth round.
19	Win	19–0	Charles Daughtry	KO	1	18/03/1995	Civic Center, Pensacola	Daughtry knocked out at 2:44 of the first round.
18	Win	18–0	John Lampre	TKO	2	20/01/1995	Foxboro Raceway, Boston	Referee stopped the bout at 0:56 of the second round.
17	Win	17–0	Anthony Brown	KO	1	13/10/1994	Huntington Hilton Hotel, Melville	Brown knocked out at 2:31 of the first round.
16	Win	16–0	Earl Talley	KO	2	07/10/1994	Westchester County Center, White Plains	Talley knocked out at 1:17 of the second round.
15	Win	15–0	Tim St Clair	TKO	4	29/04/1994	Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, White Plains	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fourth round.
14	Win	14–0	Tim St Clair	UD	10	12/11/1993	Hotel Pennsylvania, New York	New York Light Heavyweight Title.
13	Win	13–0	James Mullins	TKO	5	04/09/1993	Forest City
12	Win	12–0	Richard Carter	TKO	3	17/06/1993	White Plains	Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the third round.
11	Win	11–0	Daren Zenner	UD	6	06/03/1993	Madison Square Garden, New York	58-55, 58-55, 58-55.
10	Win	10–0	Jamal Arbubakar	UD	6	27/01/1993	Paramount Theatre, New York
9	Win	9–0	James Campbell	KO	1	23/12/1992	Westchester County Center, White Plains	Campbell knocked out at 0:33 of the first round.
8	Win	8–0	Patrick Frazier	UD	6	20/11/1992	Ramada Hotel, New York
7	Win	7–0	Exum Speight	TKO	1	15/10/1992	Paramount Theatre, New York	Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.
6	Win	6–0	Anthony Sutton	TKO	2	15/09/1992	Westchester County Center, White Plains
5	Win	5–0	Amahl Bacon	TKO	1	25/08/1992	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City	Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round.
4	Win	4–0	Lihande Patrick	TKO	2	21/05/1992	Paramount Theatre, New York	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the second round.
3	Win	3–0	Norman Bell	UD	4	23/03/1992	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
2	Win	2–0	Fred Rivero	TKO	1	07/02/1992	Ramada Hotel, New York	Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the first round.
1	Win	1–0	Worthy Hendricks	UD	4	12/01/1992	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City

See also

• List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions
• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

References

1. "Tight bond with trainer propels Las Vegas boxer toward his dream". Las Vegas Sun. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
2. "Boxing: American Lou Del Valle wins World Boxing Association light- heavyweight title". The Independent. 21 September 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
3. Gerald Eskenazi (19 July 1998). "BOXING; Jones Gets Floored for the First Time but Beats DelValle". New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
4. "Girard keeps hold of title". BBC. 14 July 2002. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
5. "Tinsley grinds out decision over 40-year-old Del Valle". ESPN. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2022-08-10.

External links

• Boxing record for Lou Del Valle from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Bobby Cassidy	New York State Light Heavyweight champion November 12, 1993 – 1995 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by David Telesco
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Dariusz Michalczewski	WBA light heavyweight champion September 20, 1997 - July 18, 1998	Succeeded by Roy Jones Jr.