Villa vs Lopez

Who won Villa vs Lopez?

Ruben Villa beat Luis Alberto Lopez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, May 10th, 2019, at Omega Products International, California.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 96-94 in favor of winner Ruben Villa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Villa vs Lopez stats

Back in May 2019, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Alberto Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had an advantage in power over Villa, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Villa's 33%.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 4 years, at 22 years old.

Villa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Ruben Villa fought out of the southpaw stance, while Luis Alberto Lopez was an orthodox fighter.

Villa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Lopez's 193.

Luis Alberto Lopez was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

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Villa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Villa vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Omega Products International, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Villa vs Lopez?

Villa vs Lopez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Villa vs Lopez?

Ruben Villa was a 1/28 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Luis Alberto Lopez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.