# Lou Del Valle

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 super middleweight 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

| 44 fights | 36 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 22 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 6 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 44 | Draw | 36–6–2 | Joey Spina | MD | 10 | 31/10/2009 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville | 97-93, 95-95, 95-95. |
| 43 | Loss | 36–6–1 | DeLeon Tinsley | UD | 8 | 18/07/2008 | Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami | 74-78, 75-77, 75-77. |
| 42 | Win | 36–5–1 | Newton Kidd | SD | 8 | 31/01/2008 | Utopia Paradise Theatre, Bronx | 78-74, 77-75, 74-78. |
| 41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | Johny Jensen | UD | 12 | 14/09/2007 | Forum, Horsens | WBA Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. 113-116, 110-117, 110-117. |
| 40 | Loss | 35–4–1 | Zack Page | UD | 10 | 20/10/2006 | Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown | 92-98, 93-97, 93-97. |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Danny Sheehan | UD | 8 | 02/04/2005 | DCU Center, Worcester | 79-73, 78-74, 78-74. |
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | Raymond McLamore | SD | 8 | 02/12/2004 | The Plex, North Charleston | |
| 37 | Win | 33–3–1 | James Johnson | UD | 6 | 16/10/2004 | Club Ovation, Boynton Beach | 60-54, 60-54, 60-54. |
| 36 | Win | 32–3–1 | Tiwon Taylor | TKO | 5 | 17/04/2004 | Madison Square Garden, New York | 79-73, 78-74, 78-74. |
| 35 | Loss | 31–3–1 | Bruno Girard | SD | 12 | 13/07/2002 | Palavas-les-Flots | WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 111-116, 115-113. |
| 34 | Draw | 31–2–1 | Bruno Girard | PTS | 12 | 04/08/2001 | Plage du Prado, Marseille | WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 115-114, 115-115. |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Dennis McKinney | UD | 8 | 17/05/2001 | Roseland Ballroom, New York | |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Earl Butler | KO | 3 | 17/01/2001 | Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, Yonkers | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Charles Daughtry | TKO | 6 | 29/07/1999 | Roxy Theater, Atlanta | |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Tyrone Armstead | UD | 8 | 22/09/1998 | Madison Square Garden, New York | 79-72, 79-72, 77-74. |
| 29 | Loss | 27–2 | Roy Jones Jr. | UD | 12 | 18/07/1998 | Madison Square Garden, New York | WBC/WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 109-119, 109-118. |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Eddy Smulders | TKO | 8 | 20/09/1997 | Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen | WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Fermin Chirino | TKO | 2 | 13/06/1997 | Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round. |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Kenny Payne | TKO | 3 | 01/05/1997 | Convention Center, Asbury Park | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the third round. |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Thomas Reid | UD | 10 | 29/10/1996 | Grand Casino, Tunica | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Ken McCurdy | TKO | 2 | 16/08/1996 | Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, Yonkers | |
| 23 | Loss | 22–1 | Virgil Hill | UD | 12 | 20/04/1996 | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks | WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 113-114, 112-116, 114-116. |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Ken Wallace | TKO | 5 | 01/12/1995 | Lost Battalion Hall, Queens | Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the fifth round. |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Ali Saidi | UD | 8 | 27/05/1995 | Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Michael Green | KO | 5 | 03/05/1995 | Lexington Avenue Armory, New York | Green knocked out at 2:34 of the fifth round. |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Charles Daughtry | KO | 1 | 18/03/1995 | Civic Center, Pensacola | Daughtry knocked out at 2:44 of the first round. |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | John Lampre | TKO | 2 | 20/01/1995 | Foxboro Raceway, Boston | Referee stopped the bout at 0:56 of the second round. |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Anthony Brown | KO | 1 | 13/10/1994 | Huntington Hilton Hotel, Melville | Brown knocked out at 2:31 of the first round. |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Earl Talley | KO | 2 | 07/10/1994 | Westchester County Center, White Plains | Talley knocked out at 1:17 of the second round. |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Tim St Clair | TKO | 4 | 29/04/1994 | Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, White Plains | Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fourth round. |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Tim St Clair | UD | 10 | 12/11/1993 | Hotel Pennsylvania, New York | New York Light Heavyweight Title. |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | James Mullins | TKO | 5 | 04/09/1993 | Forest City | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Richard Carter | TKO | 3 | 17/06/1993 | White Plains | Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the third round. |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Daren Zenner | UD | 6 | 06/03/1993 | Madison Square Garden, New York | 58-55, 58-55, 58-55. |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jamal Arbubakar | UD | 6 | 27/01/1993 | Paramount Theatre, New York | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | James Campbell | KO | 1 | 23/12/1992 | Westchester County Center, White Plains | Campbell knocked out at 0:33 of the first round. |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Patrick Frazier | UD | 6 | 20/11/1992 | Ramada Hotel, New York | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Exum Speight | TKO | 1 | 15/10/1992 | Paramount Theatre, New York | Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round. |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Anthony Sutton | TKO | 2 | 15/09/1992 | Westchester County Center, White Plains | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Amahl Bacon | TKO | 1 | 25/08/1992 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round. |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Lihande Patrick | TKO | 2 | 21/05/1992 | Paramount Theatre, New York | Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the second round. |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Norman Bell | UD | 4 | 23/03/1992 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Fred Rivero | TKO | 1 | 07/02/1992 | Ramada Hotel, New York | Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the first round. |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Worthy Hendricks | UD | 4 | 12/01/1992 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | |