Lopez vs Tatli

Who won Lopez vs Tatli?

Teofimo Lopez beat Edis Tatli by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, 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 Terence Crawford beating Amir Khan for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Felix Verdejo defeated Bryan Vasquez, and Shakur Stevenson was victorious over Christopher Diaz.

Lopez vs Tatli stats

Back in April 2019, Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edis Tatli made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a massive power advantage over Tatli, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Tatli's 32%.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 10 years, at 21 years old.

Tatli had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopez.

Both Teofimo Lopez and Edis Tatli fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years later than Tatli, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 96 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Tatli's 245.

Teofimo Lopez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at lightweight.

Edis Tatli was ranked number 9 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Lopez vs Tatli form

Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Diego Magdaleno on February 2, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mason Menard on December 8, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten William Silva on July 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana.

Before that, he had won against Vitor Jones Freitas on May 12, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Juan Pablo Sanchez on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Tatli 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 Frank Urquiaga on August 11, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Finland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Francesco Patera on May 6, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Gatorade Center, Turku.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Manuel Lancia on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

Before that, he had won against Manuel Lancia on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

He had defeated Cristian Morales on August 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Teofimo Lopez had been fighting more than Edis Tatli.

Going into this contest, Teofimo Lopez had last fought 2 months and 18 days ago, while Edis Tatli's last outing had been 8 months and 9 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Tatli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Tatli start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Tatli?

Lopez vs Tatli was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Tatli?

Teofimo Lopez was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Edis Tatli made his way into the ring at 25/2 (+1300) with oddsmakers.