Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ January 17, 1974

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

Television .......... Channel 13 {KCOP-TV}

Danny Lopez - 21-0-0 {21 KOs} ~ 124 1/2 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 21 years, 6 months}
vs.
Genzo Kurosawa - 30-7-8 {10 KO's} ~ 125 lbs. ~ 5' 6" ~ {Age; 26 years, 5 months}
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'Little Red' Lopez is back in the Ring after a 3 1/2 month lay-off.

At the Morning Weigh-in, Danny came in +2 lbs., over the 125 lb. contract weight. Danny
had to do some Rope-Skipping and a Steam-Room session to make weight.

Genzo Kurosawa is ranked as the #1 Bantamweight in Japan, and is a former Japanese
Bantamweight Champion.
* November 11, 1972 -thru- February 26, 1973.

Kurosawa is moving up in weight for this bout. He said he is invading Los Angeles, and will
'upset' the undefeated Danny Lopez.

Kurosawa is an experienced 8-Year Professional, who is a tough-and-gritty boxer/counter-puncher,
who has only been stopped 'twice' in '45-Bouts'.