Lopez vs Menard

Who won Lopez vs Menard?

Teofimo Lopez beat Mason Menard by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 8th December 2018 at Madison Square Garden in 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 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 9 years, at 21 years old.

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

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

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 year later than Menard, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 181 less professional rounds, 5 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 11th May 2018 by in the 9th round at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Carlos Cardenas on 11th March 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 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

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

He had beat Bahodir Mamadjonov on 19th August 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Mason Menard made his way into the ring at 1333/100 (+1300) with oddsmakers.