Lopez vs Gonzalez

Who won Lopez vs Gonzalez?

Luis Alberto Lopez beat Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 15th September 2023 at American Bank Arena in Corpus Christi.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Luis Alberto Lopez.

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.

Also, on the undercard Jamaine Ortiz beat Antonio Moran, Xander Zayas defeated Roberto Valenzuela Jr, Omar Alejandro Aguilar was defeated by Julio Luna Avila and Ruben Villa beat Brandon Valdes.

Lopez vs Gonzalez stats

Luis Alberto Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Joet Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Luis Alberto Lopez was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Luis Alberto Lopez & Joet Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 3 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 175 to Gonzalez's 182.

Joet Gonzalez was ranked number 1 by the WBO and 12 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Lopez vs Gonzalez form

Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to 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.

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

Before that, he had won against Gabriel Flores Jr on 10th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States.

He had beat Andy Vences on 7th July 2020 by split decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Gonzalez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on 23rd July 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Minnesota.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jeo Santisima on 4th March 2022 by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on 15th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

He had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Alberto Lopez had been fighting more than Joet Gonzalez.

Going to this contest, Luis Alberto Lopez had last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Joet Gonzalez's last outing had been 5 months and 14 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Gonzalez?

The ESPN show is expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Lopez vs Gonzalez?

Luis Alberto Lopez was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Joet Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.