Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

April 26, 1975

WBC Featherweight Rankings

*** Bobby Chacon
#1 . Alexis Arguello {WBA Champion}
#2 . Ruben Olivares
#3 . David Kotey
#4 . Royal Kobayashi
#5 . Octavio 'Famoso' Gomez
#6 . Art Hafey
#7 . Rosalio Muro
#8 . Elio Cotena
#9 . Vicente Blanco
#10. Fel Clemente
#11. Shig Fukuyama
#12. Danny Lopez

According to reports from the Olympic Boxing Club, Danny 'Little Red' Lopez was going to move up
130 lbs. and compete as a Junior Lightweight.

Harry Kabakoff said that he had put in an offer of $75,000 to Sam Inchonise, the Manager of
WBA Super-Featherweight Chanpion - Ben Villafor.

The proposal, was for a bout to take place in September 1975 in either Hawaii or Los Angeles.

Ben Villafor was recovering from an injury to his right-eye {detached retina} suffered in his
successful Title Defense bout with Hyun-Chi Kim on March 14th, 1975.