Who won Valdez vs Lopez?
Oscar Valdez beat Adam Lopez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).
Also on the undercard Carl Frampton was victorious over Tyler McCreary, and Carlos Adames lost to Patrick Teixeira for the WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight belt.
Valdez vs Lopez stats
Back in November 2019, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Adam Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Valdez had a massive power advantage over Lopez, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 46%.
Oscar Valdez was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.
Lopez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Oscar Valdez and Adam Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Valdez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 90 more professional rounds, totaling 221 compared to Lopez's 131.
Oscar Valdez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at super featherweight.
Valdez vs Lopez form
Valdez 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 beaten Jason Sanchez on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Carmine Tommasone on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Scott Quigg on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.
Before that, he had beaten Genesis Servania on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.
He had defeated Miguel Marriaga on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.
Lopez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jean Carlos Rivera on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Aldimar Silva Santos on February 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Florentine Gardens, California.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Hector Ruben Ambriz Suarez on October 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Park Theater, Nevada.
Before that, he had beaten Josefat Vazquez on May 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Camelback Resort, Arizona.
He had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on December 8, 2017, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adam Lopez had been fighting more than Oscar Valdez.
Going into this contest, Oscar Valdez had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Adam Lopez's last outing had been 6 months and 5 days ago.
Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.
Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
What time did Valdez vs Lopez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:45 PM EST / 8:45 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:45 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Valdez vs Lopez?
The ESPN+ show began at 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 2:45 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Valdez vs Lopez?
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