Campbell vs Lopez

Who won Campbell vs Lopez?

Luke Campbell beat Jairo Lopez by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, February 25th, 2017, at Ice Arena, Hull.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Campbell vs Lopez stats

Back in February 2017, Luke Campbell stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jairo Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Campbell had an advantage in power over Lopez, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 67%.

Luke Campbell was the older man by 37 years, at 30 years old.

Campbell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Luke Campbell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jairo Lopez was an orthodox fighter.

Campbell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 1 month later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Lopez's 153.

Luke Campbell went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at lightweight.

Campbell vs Lopez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Derry Mathews on October 15, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Argenis Mendez on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gary Sykes on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had been beaten by Yvan Mendy on December 12, 2015, by split decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Tommy Coyle on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Activity check

Campbell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Campbell vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Ice Arena, Hull, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Campbell vs Lopez?

Luke Campbell was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Jairo Lopez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.