Taylor vs Lopez

Who won Taylor vs Lopez?

Teofimo Lopez beat Josh Taylor by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 10th, 2023, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Teofimo Lopez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBO, and The Ring belts on the line.

Lopez was making his 3rd defense of the The Ring Junior Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Josh Taylor in June 2023. He had held this belt for 1 year, 11 months and 8 days.

He was also making his 4th defense of the WBO World Junior Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Josh Taylor in June 2023. He had held this title for 1 year, 11 months and 8 days.

Also on the undercard Xander Zayas beat Ronald Cruz, Robson Conceicao defeated Nicolas Polanco, and Bruce Carrington was victorious over Luis Porozo.

Taylor vs Lopez stats

Back in June 2023, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Teofimo Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Josh Taylor was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Taylor had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Teofimo Lopez was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Lopez's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Lopez's 149.

Teofimo Lopez was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Taylor vs Lopez form

Taylor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jack Catterall on February 26, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Carlos Ramirez on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Apinan Kongsong on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Regis Prograis on October 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Ivan Baranchyk on May 18, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Lopez 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 Sandor Martin on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Pedro Campa on August 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by George Kambosos on November 27, 2021, by split decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight and IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had won against Vasyl Lomachenko on October 17, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had defeated Richard Commey on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Josh Taylor had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 15 days ago, while Teofimo Lopez's last outing had been 6 months ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Taylor vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Taylor vs Lopez?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Taylor vs Lopez?

Josh Taylor was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Teofimo Lopez made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.