Lopez vs Silva

Who won Lopez vs Silva?

Teofimo Lopez beat William Silva by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, July 14th, 2018, at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Lopez vs Silva stats

Back in July 2018, Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Silva made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a large advantage in power over Silva, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Silva's 56%.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 10 years, at 21 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 5 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Teofimo Lopez and William Silva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 years and 3 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 47 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Silva's 184.

Teofimo Lopez went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBO at lightweight.

Activity check

Lopez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Silva?

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