Lopez vs Lugo

Who won Lopez vs Lugo?

Luis Alberto Lopez beat Daniel Lugo by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, September 11th, 2026, at Frontwave Arena, Oceanside.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Giovani Santillan losing to Abass Baraou. Also on the undercard Dominic Valle beat Francois Scarboro Jr, and Hebert Conceicao defeated Jose de Jesus Adame Chio.

Lopez vs Lugo stats

Luis Alberto Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Lugo made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lugo had a slight advantage in power over Lopez, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 59%.

Luis Alberto Lopez was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Lugo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lopez.

Both Luis Alberto Lopez and Daniel Lugo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months later than Lugo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Lugo's 171.

Luis Alberto Lopez went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Lopez vs Lugo form

Lopez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Eduardo Montoya on March 29, 2025, by knockout in the 1st round at Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Lugo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Lugo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Frontwave Arena, Oceanside, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Lugo?

Lopez vs Lugo was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Lugo?

Luis Alberto Lopez was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Daniel Lugo made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.