Thurman vs Lopez

Who won Thurman vs Lopez?

Keith Thurman beat Josesito Lopez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 26th, 2019, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 117-109, 115-111 in favor of winner Keith Thurman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBA welterweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Adam Kownacki was victorious over Gerald Washington, and Tugstsogt Nyambayar beat Claudio Marrero.

Thurman vs Lopez stats

Back in January 2019, Keith Thurman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Josesito Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Thurman had a large advantage in power over Lopez, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 53%.

Keith Thurman was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Lopez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Thurman. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Keith Thurman and Josesito Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Thurman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 9 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 127 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Lopez's 299.

Josesito Lopez was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Thurman vs Lopez form

Thurman 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 won against Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Shawn Porter on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luis Collazo on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at USF Sundome, Tampa.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Guerrero on March 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Leonard Bundu on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Thurman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Thurman vs Lopez start?

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

Who broadcast Thurman vs Lopez?

Thurman vs Lopez was broadcast on FOX in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Thurman vs Lopez?

Keith Thurman was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Josesito Lopez made his way into the ring at 1317/100 (+1300) with oddsmakers.