Esquivel vs Lopez

Who won Esquivel vs Lopez?

Christian Esquivel beat Antonio Lopez by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, July 9th, 2016, at Explanada Central, Huixtla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Esquivel vs Lopez stats

Back in July 2016, Christian Esquivel stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses, and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Antonio Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 5 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Esquivel had a massive power advantage over Lopez, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 40%.

Christian Esquivel was the older man by 38 years, at 30 years old.

Both Christian Esquivel and Antonio Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Esquivel was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 7 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Lopez's 92.

Esquivel vs Lopez form

Christian Esquivel had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Daniel Roman on May 20, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round at Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Roman on May 20, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round at Doubletree Hotel, California, USA.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rey Vargas on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Mateo Perez Vazquez on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Auditorio Municipal, Huixtla, Mexico.

He had been beaten by Neslan Machado on August 15, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Mana Studios, Miami, United States.

Activity check

Esquivel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Esquivel vs Lopez?

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