Wood vs Lopez

When is Wood vs Lopez?

Leigh Wood could face the challenge of Luis Alberto Lopez in Autumn/Fall 2024 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Wood vs Lopez stats

Leigh Wood would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Alberto Lopez would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wood would have a slight advantage in power over Lopez, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 57%.

Leigh Wood is the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Wood has a height advantage of 3 inches over Lopez. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Leigh Wood and Luis Alberto Lopez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wood is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 13 fewer professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Lopez's 183.

Leigh Wood goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at featherweight.

Luis Alberto Lopez is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Wood vs Lopez form

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

In his last fight, he won against Josh Warrington on October 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Mauricio Lara on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Conlan on March 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

He had defeated Can Xu on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Lopez has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Reiya Abe on March 2, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Conlan on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Josh Warrington on December 10, 2022, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Isaac Lowe on December 3, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Luis Alberto Lopez has been fighting more than Leigh Wood.

Leigh Wood last fought 10 months and 27 days ago, while Luis Alberto Lopez's last outing was 6 months and 1 day ago.

Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 9 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Wood vs Lopez?

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