Lopez vs Molina Jr

Who won Lopez vs Molina Jr?

Josesito Lopez beat John Molina Jr by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, at Staples Center, LA.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr beating Shawn Porter for the IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Dirrell lost to David Benavidez for the WBC World Super Middleweight belt, Mario Barrios defeated Batyr Akhmedov for the WBA World Super Lightweight title, and Robert Guerrero was victorious over Gerald Thomas.

Lopez vs Molina Jr stats

Back in September 2019, Josesito Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Molina Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Molina Jr had a large advantage in power over Lopez, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 53%.

Josesito Lopez was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Molina Jr had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Josesito Lopez and John Molina Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Molina Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 104 more professional rounds, totaling 299 compared to Molina Jr's 195.

Josesito Lopez went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC at welterweight.

Lopez vs Molina Jr form

Josesito Lopez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Keith Thurman on January 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Saul Corral on April 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Novo at L.A. Live, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Todd Manuel on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at USC Galen Center, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andre Berto on March 13, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario.

He had lost to Marcos Maidana on June 8, 2013, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Home Depot Center, California.

Molina Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Omar Figueroa Jr on February 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Los Angeles, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ivan Redkach on December 15, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ruslan Provodnikov on June 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

He had defeated Jorge Romero on November 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, John Molina Jr had been fighting more than Josesito Lopez.

Going into this contest, Josesito Lopez had last fought 8 months and 2 days ago, while John Molina Jr's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Molina Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Molina Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Molina Jr?

Lopez vs Molina Jr was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Molina Jr?

Josesito Lopez was a 13/50 (-380) favorite going into the contest, while John Molina Jr made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.