Najee Lopez (born 20 September 1999) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBO Latino light-heavyweight title since March 2026.
Career Lopez turned professional after having over 200 amateur fights. In his second pro-fight he knocked out Anthony Hollaway in the second round at Buckhead Fight Club in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, on 19 November 2021.
He defeated Marcos Escudero by majority decision at Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida, on 28 February 2024. In his next fight, Lopez overcame a knockdown to defeat Steven Sumpter via unanimous decision at ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, on 10 July 2024.
Lopez defeated Manuel Gallegos by eighth round technical knockout at Osceola Heritage in Kissimmee, Florida, on 13 March 2026 to win the vacant WBO Latino light-heavyweight and WBA Continental Americas titles.
He successfully defended the WBO Latino light-heavyweight title with a ninth round knockout win over the previously unbeaten Juan Carlos Carrillo at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes17Win17–0 Juan Carlos CarrilloKO9 (10), 29 Aug 202616Win16–0 Manuel GallegosTKO8 (10), 13 Mar 202615Win15–0 Kelvin HendersonTKO5 (10), 27 Sept 202514Win14–0 Juan Gerardo OsunaTKO2 (10), 10 May 202513Win13–0 Lenin CastilloTKO6 (10), 24 Jan 202512Win12–0 Ismael OclesKO3 (8), 16 Oct 202411Win11–0 Steven SumpterUD810 Jul 202410Win10–0 Marcos Escudero1028 Feb 20249Win9–0 Yildo DepestreKO3 (8), 13 Dec 20238Win8–0 Khainell WheelerTKO4 (8), 18 Oct 20237Win7–0 Christopher BrookerKO1 (6), 12 Jul 20236Win6–0 Cristian Fabian Rios622 Feb 20235Win5–0 Jeysson MonroyTKO3 (6), 24 Jun 20224Win4–0 Anthony StewartTKO4 (6), 25 Mar 20223Win3–0 Alex TheranTKO2 (6), 25 Feb 20222Win2–0 Anthony Hollaway2 (4), 19 Nov 20211Win1–0 Wallace Nass Silva1 (4), 27 Aug 2021
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