Lopez vs Freitas

Who won Lopez vs Freitas?

Teofimo Lopez beat Vitor Jones Freitas by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 12th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Lopez vs Freitas stats

Back in May 2018, Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vitor Jones Freitas made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had an advantage in power over Freitas, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Freitas' 57%.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 4 years, at 21 years old.

Both Teofimo Lopez and Vitor Jones Freitas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 3 months later than Freitas, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 82 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Freitas' 55.

Teofimo Lopez went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBO at lightweight.

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Lopez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Freitas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Freitas?

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