Lopez vs Montoya

Who won Lopez vs Montoya?

Luis Alberto Lopez beat Eduardo Montoya by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at Mexicali, Baja California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Lopez vs Montoya stats

Luis Alberto Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eduardo Montoya made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montoya had a slight advantage in power over Lopez, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 57%.

Luis Alberto Lopez was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Both Luis Alberto Lopez and Eduardo Montoya fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 4 months later than Montoya, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 194 compared to Montoya's 147.

Lopez vs Montoya form

Lopez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Angelo Leo on August 10, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Reiya Abe on March 2, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.

Before that, he had defeated Michael Conlan on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

He had won against Josh Warrington on December 10, 2022, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Montoya start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 AM UTC at Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, which was 3:00 AM EST or 12:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Montoya?

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