When is Wood vs Lopez?
Leigh Wood could face the challenge of Luis Alberto Lopez in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United Kingdom.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).
Wood vs Lopez stats
Leigh Wood would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Luis Alberto Lopez would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Wood would have a slight advantage in power over Lopez, with a 61% knock out percentage over Lopez's 57%.
Leigh Wood is the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.
Wood has a height advantage of 3 inches over Lopez. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.
Both Leigh Wood & Luis Alberto Lopez fight out of an orthodox stance.
Wood is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 13 less professional rounds, 170 to Lopez's 183.
Leigh Wood goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the RING at featherweight.
Luis Alberto Lopez is currently ranked number 1 by the RING in the 126lb division.
Wood vs Lopez form
Wood has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he won against Josh Warrington on 7th October 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Mauricio Lara on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on 18th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.
Before that, he had beat Michael Conlan on 12th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.
He had defeated Can Xu on 31st July 2021 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Lopez has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he won against Reiya Abe on 2nd March 2024 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Joet Gonzalez on 15th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Conlan on 27th May 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beat Josh Warrington on 10th December 2022 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.
He had won against Isaac Lowe on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Luis Alberto Lopez has been fighting more than Leigh Wood.
Leigh Wood last fought 10 months and 27 days ago, while Luis Alberto Lopez's last outing was 6 months and 1 day ago.
Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.
Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 9 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
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