Inoue vs Luis Alberto Lopez

When is Inoue vs Luis Alberto Lopez?

Naoya Inoue could face Luis Alberto Lopez in Autumn/Fall 2024 in 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 26 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Lopez, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over 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 & Luis Alberto Lopez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less 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 27 less professional rounds, 156 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 Marlon Tapales on 26th December 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Stephen Fulton on 25th July 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Butler on 13th December 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.

Before that, he had beat Nonito Donaire on 7th June 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.

He had defeated Aran Dipaen on 14th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

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 2nd March 2024 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Joet Gonzalez on 15th September 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 27th May 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 beat Josh Warrington on 10th December 2022 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Isaac Lowe on 3rd December 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 9 months and 21 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, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 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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