Teraji vs Lopez

Who won Teraji vs Lopez?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Ganigan Lopez by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, May 25th, 2018, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the vacant WBC championship of the world.

Teraji vs Lopez stats

Back in May 2018, Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ganigan Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a slight advantage in power over Teraji, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Teraji's 50%.

Kenshiro Teraji was the younger man by 11 years, at 26 years old.

Lopez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kenshiro Teraji fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ganigan Lopez was a southpaw.

Teraji was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 11 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 139 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Lopez's 324.

Teraji vs Lopez form

Lopez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kenshiro Teraji on May 20, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jonathan Taconing on July 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yu Kimura on March 4, 2016, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Juan Luis Lopez on October 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico.

He had been beaten by Pedro Guevara on July 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Usos Multiples, Mazatlan.

Activity check

Teraji's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Teraji vs Lopez?

Kenshiro Teraji was a 23/100 (-430) favorite going into the contest, while Ganigan Lopez made his way into the ring at 317/100 (+320) with oddsmakers.