Valdez vs Lopez II

Who won Valdez vs Lopez II?

Oscar Valdez beat Adam Lopez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2023, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-91, 97-93 in favor of winner Oscar Valdez.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating Vasyl Lomachenko for the IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Junto Nakatani beat Andrew Moloney for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight belt, Raymond Muratalla defeated Jeremia Nakathila, and Nico Ali Walsh was victorious over Danny Rosenberger.

Valdez vs Lopez II stats

Back in May 2023, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Adam Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Oscar Valdez was the older man by 6 years, at 33 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 arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 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 131 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Lopez's 131.

Valdez vs Lopez II form

Valdez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Shakur Stevenson on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Robson Conceicao on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Berchelt on February 20, 2021, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Jayson Velez on July 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had won against Adam Lopez on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Adam Lopez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Abraham Nova on January 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on June 19, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jason Sanchez on February 13, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Coria on June 11, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Oscar Valdez on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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 1 year and 20 days ago, while Adam Lopez's last outing had been 4 months and 6 days ago.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Lopez II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Lopez II?

Valdez vs Lopez II was broadcast on ESPN+ PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Lopez II?

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