Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ February 8, 1973

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

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

Danny 'Little Red' Lopez - 15-0-0 {15 KO's} ~ 121 lbs. ~ 5' 7 1/2" ~ {Age; 20 years, 7 months}
vs.
Jorge 'Pimienta' Carrasco - 24-5-1 {16 KO's} ~ 123 lbs. ~ 5' 5" ~ {Age; 22 years, 7 months}

Danny Lopez has been idle for {3 1/2 months} following his grueling war with Jorge Reyes in
his previous bout.

Here, he takes on another 'heavy-hitter' in Jorge Carrasco, a hard-banger from Mexico that they
call 'Pepper'.

~ Undefeated 'Little Red' KO's Carrasco In First Round ~

Danny Lopez scored his 16th Straight win, with all his wins coming by way of Kayo, as he starched
Mexican - Jorge Carrasco at {2:13} of the 1st Round.

But, it wasn't as easy as it appeared, as 'Little Red' had to withstand a wave of heavy-blows from the
visiting Mexican, before putting Carrasco down.

Carrasco came out blazing, and shook Lopez immediately with a solid 'left-right' to the head. Then both
fighters went toe-to-toe trading punches for the next 2-Minutes. Carrasco caught Lopez with several
good right-hands to the face, and opened up a cut on the left-side of his nose.

Just as it looked like the Mexican was getting the better of the exchanges, Lopez came in with a tremendous
straight-right to the head, and left-hook to the jaw.

Carrasco crashed to the canvas on his back where he was counted out by Referee - Rudy Jordan at {2:13}
of the 1st-Round.

Jorge Carrasco was on his back for 2-Minutes, before he could be lifted up.