Inoue vs Luis Alberto Lopez

When is Inoue vs Luis Alberto Lopez?

Naoya Inoue could face Luis Alberto Lopez in Autumn/Fall 2024 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Inoue vs Luis Alberto Lopez stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Alberto Lopez would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Lopez, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 57%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Inoue has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue and Luis Alberto Lopez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Lopez's 183.

Luis Alberto Lopez is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Inoue vs Luis Alberto Lopez form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Luis Nery on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Stephen Fulton on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had beaten Paul Butler on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

He had defeated Nonito Donaire on June 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Lopez has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Josh Warrington on December 10, 2022, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Isaac Lowe on December 3, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Luis Alberto Lopez.

Naoya Inoue last fought 5 months and 11 days ago, while Luis Alberto Lopez's last outing was 7 months and 15 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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