IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez (30-2, 17 KOs) and challenger Angelo Leo (24-1, 11 KOs) weighed in at 125.6 lbs for his or her 12-round headliner this Saturday, August tenth on the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The occasion shall be proven stay on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
This shall be Venado Lopez’s fourth protection of his IBF 126-lb title, which he gained two years in the past towards Josh Warrington in December 2022. That was a struggle that, surprisingly, Lopez barely gained regardless of dominating the British fighter, who roughed him up all evening in a conflict in Leeds, England.
Full Card Weights:
Venado Lopez 125.6 vs. Angelo Leo 125.6
Lindolfo Delgado 139.9 vs. Bryan Flores 139.9
Matthew Griego 111.9 vs. Gilberto Mendoza 110.7
Vito Mielnicki Jr. 154 vs. Laszlo Toth 153.3
Albert Gonzalez 126.3 vs. Damian Alcala 126.9
Alan Garcia 136.2 vs. Maickol Lopez Villagrana 136.2
Steven Navarro 116.6 vs. Israel Camacho 115.6
Arnold Khegai 125.8 vs. Belmar Preciado 125.9
If Lopez realized something from that struggle, it’s that he must take the judges out of the sport by knocking out his opponents when he’s preventing of their yard. The excellent news for Lopez is he’s preventing on impartial turf within the U.S., so he gained’t have to fret about being given the enterprise by the judges. Furthermore, Leo doesn’t specialise in roughhouse techniques, akin to utilizing head-butts and hitting under the belt.
Lopez, 30, hasn’t acquired as a lot consideration for this struggle as a few of his others, maybe as a result of Leo was just a few years in the past by Stephen Fulton by a one-sided 12-round unanimous resolution.
#10 IBF Leo has gained his final 4 fights, which put him ready to problem Venado Lopez for his title. It’s a tricky ask for Leo, 30, as a result of he’s not a giant puncher and could have quite a lot of hassle coping with Lopez’s punching energy. If Angelo Leo can’t maintain Lopez off of him, it’s going to be a protracted evening.
Final Up to date on 08/09/2024
