Lopez vs Silva

Who won Lopez vs Silva?

Teofimo Lopez beat William Silva by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 14th July 2018 at Lakefront Arena in Louisiana.

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).

Lopez vs Silva stats

Back in July 2018, Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

William Silva made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Lopez had a large advantage in power over Silva, boosting at 78% knock out percentage over Silva's 56%.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 11 years, at 21 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 5 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Teofimo Lopez & William Silva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 year and 3 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 179 less professional rounds, 5 to Silva's 184.

Teofimo Lopez went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA and 15 by the WBO at lightweight.

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Lopez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Silva?

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