Waseem vs Lopez

Who won Waseem vs Lopez?

Muhammad Waseem beat Ganigan Lopez by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, November 22nd, 2019, at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 77-75, 77-75, 80-73 in favor of winner Muhammad Waseem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jack Catterall beating Timo Schwarzkopf. Also on the undercard Vijender Singh beat Charles Adamu.

Waseem vs Lopez stats

Back in November 2019, Muhammad Waseem stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ganigan Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Waseem had a large advantage in power over Lopez, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 53%.

Muhammad Waseem was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

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

Muhammad Waseem fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ganigan Lopez was a southpaw.

Waseem was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 12 years and 1 month later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 223 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Lopez's 324.

Waseem vs Lopez form

Waseem 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 won against Conrado Tanamor on September 13, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Moruti Mthalane on July 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Luis Calvo on September 30, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Gimnasio Pandeportes-La Basita, David, Panama.

Before that, he had beaten Ivan Trejos on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gimnasio Municipal, Puerto Armuelles.

He had defeated Jether Oliva on July 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Millennium Hilton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea.

Lopez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kenshiro Teraji on May 25, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Kenshiro Teraji on May 20, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jonathan Taconing on July 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Yu Kimura on March 4, 2016, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

He had beaten Juan Luis Lopez on October 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Muhammad Waseem had been fighting more than Ganigan Lopez.

Going into this contest, Muhammad Waseem had last fought 2 months and 9 days ago, while Ganigan Lopez's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 28 days ago.

Waseem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Waseem vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:30 PM UTC at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 11:30 AM EST or 8:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Waseem vs Lopez?

Muhammad Waseem was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Ganigan Lopez made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.