Lopez vs Abe

Who won Lopez vs Abe?

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

Luis Alberto Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

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

Luis Alberto Lopez was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 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 year and 5 months later than Abe, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 183 to Abe's 188.

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 15th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Josh Warrington on 10th December 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 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

He had beat Gabriel Flores Jr on 10th September 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Reiya Abe made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.