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.
[1] 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.
In 1997 he took on Eddy Smulders for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title and won via 8th-round TKO.
[4] 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).