Lopez vs Abe

Who won Lopez vs Abe?

Luis Alberto Lopez beat Reiya Abe by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Otabek Kholmatov losing to Raymond Ford for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Brian Norman Jr defeated Janelson Figueroa Bocachica, Rohan Polanco was victorious over Tarik Zaina, and Troy Isley beat Mark Anthony Hernandez.

Lopez vs Abe stats

Back in March 2024, Luis Alberto Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Reiya Abe made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Luis Alberto Lopez was the same age as Reiya Abe, at 31 years old.

Abe had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Luis Alberto Lopez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Reiya Abe was a southpaw.

Lopez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 5 months later than Abe, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 193 compared to Abe's 198.

Reiya Abe was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Lopez vs Abe form

Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had beaten Gabriel Flores Jr on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States.

Activity check

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Abe start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Abe?

Lopez vs Abe was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Abe?

Luis Alberto Lopez was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Reiya Abe made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.