Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Saturday ~ March 17, 1973

Sports Arena ~ Los Angeles, California

Promoter ........... Don Chargin
Attendance ........ 16,146
Gate Receipts ..... $192,755

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 16-0-0 {16 KO's" ~ 122 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 8 months}
vs.
Kenji 'Ace' Endo - 28-9-0 {14 KO's} ~ 123 lbs. ~ 5' 4 1/2" ~ {Age; 22 years, 2 months}

Danny Lopez is World ranked as the #5 Bantamweight, but he is really campaigning as a
122 pounder.

Kenji Endo is ranked as the #5 Super-Bantamweight in Japan. At the end of 1971, Kenji had
an impressive record of 26-3-0. But since January 1972 > he has gone only 2-6-0 in his last
8-Bouts.

Kenji is wild-swinging fighter, who vows to come right at 'Little Red' with haymakers in an attempt
to take the undefeated Lopez out right away.
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~ 'Little Red' Lopez and Japan's 'Ace' Endo Go To War in 2-Round Thriller ~

An incredible fight for as long as it lasted.

Round 1 >

Kenji Endo comes out winging wild-punches, and hammers Danny all over the Ring. Kenji 'rocks' Danny
with booming right-hands to the head and chin, driving 'Little Red' to the front-right Ring area.

At the {0:37 Mark} > Kenji fires in a 'left-right' to the head, and Danny goes down near the front-right Corner.

Danny is up at quickly at the '2-Count', and appears fine and ready to go after taking the 'Mandatory-Count' from
Referee - Richard Greene.

Kenji Endo then tears into Danny with a 'two-fisted' barrage for the next 15-Seconds.

Danny somehow manages to stay upright, and starts to fight back at the {1:00 Mark}, before getting driven to
the front-right Corner at the {1:12 Mark} after taking a 'hard' left-hook to the head, and right-hand to the jaw.

Kenji then quickly moves forward with a 'wild-barrage', and then tags Danny with a solid right-hand to the chin,
'badly' staggering him at the {1:18 Mark}.

Kenji Endo then tears into Danny Lopez with everything he's got, by flinging in wild-swings from every angle,
as Danny punches back in a toe-to-toe in an all-out slugfest.

At the {1:50 Mark} Endo catches Danny with '2' jarring left-hooks to the chin, which hurt him.

Endo continues to pour it on as Danny is trying to fight back. Endo hammers in a 'wild-barrage' of punches, and
rocks Danny with a 'big' right-hand to the chin at the {2:09 Mark}. Danny wobbles back into the front-center Ropes.

Danny is covering up, as Endo continues with another 'wild-barrage' of punches aimed at Danny's head

At the {2:17 Mark} > Danny is driven to his left, and into the front-left Corner, as Endo continues with his 'two-fisted'
assault.

Endo is swarming all over Danny with a non-stop barrage. Danny's legs 'buckle' after taking a hard 'left-right' to the
head at the {2:24 Mark}.

Endo is firing with everything he has, as Danny is getting smothered with punches. Endo slams in a hard 'right-left'
and Danny's legs nearly give out at the {2:40 Mark} while he's still trapped in the front-left Corner.

Endo sends in another barrage, as Danny is now driven to his right, along the front-center Ropes at the {2:42 Mark}.

Kenji whips in a 'big' overhand-right to the chin. Danny looks 'out-on-his-feet' as he wobbles back into the Ropes.

Kenji 'loads up', and slams in a tremendous over-hand right to Danny's chin at the {2:44 Mark}. Danny stumbles
forward {defenseless} toward the Center-Ring, with his back towards Kenji.

Kenji sends in a wide-whipping left-hook that goes over Danny's left shoulder and Danny on the forehead at the {2:45 Mark}.

Danny staggers backwards and into the right-side Ropes as Kenji fires in a right-hand that grazes Danny's chin.

Kenji comes in wailing wide-open, and fires in a 4-Punch volley.

Danny slides to his right, as Kenji comes in low with a left-hook.

Danny then fires in a 'pin-point' straight right-hand counter that catches Kenji flush on the point-of-the-chin at the {2:49 Mark}.

Kenji is frozen-stiff for a 'full-second', then his legs give out and he crashes to the canvas face-first at the {2:51 Mark}.

Kenji gets up at the '5-Count', as Referee - Richard Steele moves in at the {2:57 Mark}.

3-Seconds later the Bell sounded ending Round 1.

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You Tube Video

Round 1 > Ends at the {1:30 Mark} in the You Tube Video. > Both fighters were 'floored'.

Round 2 > Danny floored Kenji Endi '3-Times'.

Referee - Richard Steele awards Danny Lopez an automatic TKO @ 1:26 of Round 2.


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