Lopez vs Menard

Who won Lopez vs Menard?

Teofimo Lopez beat Mason Menard by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating Jose Pedraza for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac Dogboe was overcome by Emanuel Navarrete for the WBO World Junior Featherweight belt.

Lopez vs Menard stats

Back in December 2018, Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mason Menard made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a slight advantage in power over Menard, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Menard's 71%.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 9 years, at 22 years old.

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

Both Teofimo Lopez and Mason Menard fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years later than Menard, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 49 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Menard's 186.

Teofimo Lopez went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBO at lightweight.

Lopez vs Menard form

Menard 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 lost to Devin Haney on May 11, 2018, by in the 9th round at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Cardenas on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Cypress Bayou Casino, Louisiana.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Raymundo Beltran on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Before that, he had lost to Raymundo Beltran on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Nebraska.

He had beaten Bahodir Mamadjonov on August 19, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round at Rhinos Stadium, New York.

Activity check

Lopez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Menard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Menard start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Menard?

Lopez vs Menard was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Menard?

Teofimo Lopez was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Mason Menard made his way into the ring at 1333/100 (+1300) with oddsmakers.