Lopez vs Espinoza

When is Lopez vs Espinoza?

Luis Alberto Lopez could fight Rafael Espinoza in Autumn/Fall 2024 in 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, 2 loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rafael Espinoza would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Espinoza would have a large advantage in power over Lopez, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Lopez's 57%.

Luis Alberto Lopez is the same age as Rafael Espinoza, at 30 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 & Rafael Espinoza fight out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 8 months later than Espinoza, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 96 more professional rounds, 183 to Espinoza's 87.

Luis Alberto Lopez goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at featherweight.

Rafael Espinoza is currently ranked number 6 by the RING in the 126lb division.

Lopez vs Espinoza form

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 beat 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 defeated 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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Robeisy Ramirez on 9th December 2023 by majority decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Ally Mwerangi on 15th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beat Rafael Rosas Ramirez on 25th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara.

Before that, he had won against Rafael Rosas Ramirez on 25th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara.

He had beat Orlando Garcia Guerrero on 19th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Arena Astros, Guadalajara.

Activity check

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

Luis Alberto Lopez last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Rafael Espinoza's last outing was 8 months and 8 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Espinoza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Lopez vs Espinoza?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Lopez vs Espinoza yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.