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 cruiserweight champion, Badou Jack.
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. 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.
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.
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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes44Draw36–6–2 Joey SpinaMD1031/10/2009 43Loss36–6–1 DeLeon TinsleyUD818/07/2008 42Win36–5–1 Newton KiddSD831/01/2008 41Loss35–5–1 Johny JensenUD1214/09/2007 40Loss35–4–1 Zack PageUD1020/10/2006 39Win35–3–1 Danny SheehanUD802/04/2005 38Win34–3–1 Raymond McLamoreSD802/12/2004 37Win33–3–1 James JohnsonUD616/10/2004 36Win32–3–1 Tiwon TaylorTKO517/04/2004 35Loss31–3–1 Bruno GirardSD1213/07/2002 34Draw31–2–1 Bruno GirardPTS1204/08/2001 33Win31–2 Dennis McKinneyUD817/05/2001 32Win30–2 Earl ButlerKO317/01/2001 31Win29–2 Charles DaughtryTKO629/07/1999 30Win28–2 Tyrone ArmsteadUD822/09/1998 29Loss27–2 Roy Jones Jr.UD1218/07/1998 28Win27–1 Eddy SmuldersTKO820/09/1997 27Win26–1 Fermin ChirinoTKO213/06/1997 26Win25–1 Kenny PayneTKO301/05/1997 25Win24–1 Thomas ReidUD1029/10/1996 24Win23–1 Ken McCurdyTKO216/08/1996 23Loss22–1 Virgil HillUD1220/04/1996 22Win22–0 Ken WallaceTKO501/12/1995 21Win21–0 Ali SaidiUD827/05/1995 20Win20–0 Michael GreenKO503/05/1995 19Win19–0 Charles DaughtryKO118/03/1995 18Win18–0 John LampreTKO220/01/1995 17Win17–0 Anthony BrownKO113/10/1994 16Win16–0 Earl TalleyKO207/10/1994 15Win15–0 Tim St ClairTKO429/04/1994 14Win14–0 Tim St ClairUD1012/11/1993 13Win13–0 James MullinsTKO504/09/1993 12Win12–0 Richard CarterTKO317/06/1993 11Win11–0 Daren ZennerUD606/03/1993 10Win10–0 Jamal ArbubakarUD627/01/1993 9Win9–0 James CampbellKO123/12/1992 8Win8–0 Patrick FrazierUD620/11/1992 7Win7–0 Exum SpeightTKO115/10/1992 6Win6–0 Anthony SuttonTKO215/09/1992 5Win5–0 Amahl BaconTKO125/08/1992 4Win4–0 Lihande PatrickTKO221/05/1992 3Win3–0 Norman BellUD423/03/1992 2Win2–0 Fred RiveroTKO107/02/1992 1Win1–0 Worthy HendricksUD412/01/1992
See also List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
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