Warrington vs Lopez

Who won Warrington vs Lopez?

Luis Alberto Lopez beat Josh Warrington by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Luis Alberto Lopez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard James Metcalf was victorious over Courtney Pennington, Ebanie Bridges beat Shannon O’Connell, Felix Cash defeated Celso Neves, Shannon Courtenay was victorious over Gemma Ruegg, Hopey Price beat Jonathan Santana, and Rhiannon Dixon defeated Kristine Shergold.

Warrington vs Lopez stats

Back in December 2022, Josh Warrington stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Alberto Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a massive power advantage over Warrington, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Warrington's 26%.

Josh Warrington was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Josh Warrington and Luis Alberto Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Warrington was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 290 compared to Lopez's 194.

Luis Alberto Lopez was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Warrington vs Lopez form

Warrington had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kiko Martinez on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Mauricio Lara on September 4, 2021, by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Sofiane Takoucht on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Kid Galahad on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Warrington vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM GMT at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Warrington vs Lopez?

The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 9:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Warrington vs Lopez?

Josh Warrington was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Luis Alberto Lopez made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.