Lopez vs Espinoza

When is Lopez vs Espinoza?

Luis Alberto Lopez could fight Rafael Espinoza in Autumn/Fall 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).

Espinoza would be making his 4th defense of the WBO World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Robeisy Ramirez in December 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year, 5 months and 20 days.

Lopez vs Espinoza stats

Luis Alberto Lopez would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rafael Espinoza would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 23 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 58%.

Luis Alberto Lopez is the same age as Rafael Espinoza, 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 90 more professional rounds, totaling 194 compared to Espinoza's 104.

Luis Alberto Lopez goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at featherweight.

Rafael Espinoza is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Lopez vs Espinoza form

Lopez has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Eduardo Montoya on March 29, 2025, by knockout in the 1st round at Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Espinoza remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Edward Vazquez on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Robeisy Ramirez on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

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

Luis Alberto Lopez last fought 4 months and 14 days ago, while Rafael Espinoza's last outing was 3 months and 8 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 16 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Espinoza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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