Lopez vs Leo

Who won Lopez vs Leo?

Angelo Leo beat Luis Alberto Lopez by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque.

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 Lindolfo Delgado beat Bryan Flores, Arnold Khegai defeated Belmar Preciado, Vito Mielnicki Jr was victorious over Laszlo Toth, and Albert Gonzalez beat Damian Alcala.

Lopez vs Leo stats

Back in August 2024, Luis Alberto Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Angelo Leo made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

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

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

Both Luis Alberto Lopez and Angelo Leo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 11 months later than Leo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, totaling 193 compared to Leo's 165.

Angelo Leo was ranked number 11 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Lopez vs Leo form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Isaac Lowe on December 3, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Eduardo Baez on April 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mike Plania on January 31, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nicolas Polanco on November 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had defeated Aaron Alameda on June 19, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

He had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on January 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Luis Alberto Lopez had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Angelo Leo's last outing had been 4 months ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Leo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Leo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Leo?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Lopez vs Leo?

Luis Alberto Lopez was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Angelo Leo made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.