Lopez vs Espinoza

When is Lopez vs Espinoza?

Luis Alberto Lopez could fight Rafael Espinoza in Spring 2025 the United States.

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

Lopez vs Espinoza stats

Luis Alberto Lopez would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rafael Espinoza would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Espinoza would have a large advantage in power over Lopez, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 57%.

Luis Alberto Lopez is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Espinoza has a height advantage of 9 inches over Lopez. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Luis Alberto Lopez and Rafael Espinoza fight out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 8 months later than Espinoza, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 193 compared to Espinoza's 97.

Luis Alberto Lopez goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring at featherweight.

Rafael Espinoza is currently ranked number 5 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Lopez vs Espinoza form

Lopez has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Angelo Leo on August 10, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.

Before 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.

He had won against Josh Warrington on December 10, 2022, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Espinoza remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Robeisy Ramirez on December 7, 2024, by majority decision in the 6th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sergio Chirino Sanchez on June 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robeisy Ramirez on December 9, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

Before that, he had won against Ally Mwerangi on July 15, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

He had beaten Rafael Rosas Ramirez on March 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rafael Espinoza has been fighting more than Luis Alberto Lopez.

Luis Alberto Lopez last fought 6 months and 3 days ago, while Rafael Espinoza's last outing was 2 months and 6 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 3 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Espinoza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Lopez vs Espinoza?

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