Vargas vs Lopez

Who won Vargas vs Lopez?

Francisco Vargas beat Juan Manuel Lopez by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 12th, 2014, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 77-74, 75-75, 76-75 in favor of winner Francisco Vargas.

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).

Vargas vs Lopez stats

Back in July 2014, Francisco Vargas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Manuel Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a large advantage in power over Vargas, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 68%.

Francisco Vargas was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Francisco Vargas fought out of the orthodox stance, while Juan Manuel Lopez was a southpaw.

Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 1 month later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Lopez's 169.

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Lopez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vargas vs Lopez?

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