On May 27, 2023, the 29-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Luis Alberto Lopez (27-2, 15 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Irish boxer Michael Conlan (18-1, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Conlan was on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 17 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Michael Conlan via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Lopez improves his record to 28-2 (16 KOs), while Conlan adds a loss to his record at 18-2.
On March 2, 2024, the 30-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Luis Alberto Lopez (29-2, 16 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Japanese boxer Reiya Abe (25-3-1, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Abe was on a 6-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 23 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Reiya Abe via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Lopez improves his record to 30-2 (17 KOs), while Abe adds a loss to his record at 25-4-1.
On December 10, 2022, a 29-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (26-2, 15 KOs) got a shot at the IBF featherweight title held by 32-year-old British boxer Josh Warrington (31-1-1, 8 KOs).
Lopez came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Warrington was on a 1-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 14 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez defeated Josh Warrington via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Lopez improves his record to 27-2, while Warrington adds a loss to his record at 31-2-1.
On September 15, 2023, the 30-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Luis Alberto Lopez (28-2, 16 KOs), faced a 29-year-old American boxer Joet Gonzalez (26-3, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days. Gonzalez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 14 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez defeated Joet Gonzalez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Lopez improves his record to 29-2, while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 26-4.
On December 3, 2021, a 28-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (23-2, 12 KOs) and a 27-year-old British boxer Isaac Lowe (21-0-3, 6 KOs) met in the ring.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Lowe was on a 7-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 21 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Isaac Lowe via KO in the 7th round. Lopez improves his record to 24-2 (13 KOs), while Lowe adds a loss to his record at 21-1-3.
On September 21, 2019, a 26-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (18-2, 9 KOs) and Marco Antonio Monteros met in the ring.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 22 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Marco Antonio Monteros via TKO in the 1st round. Lopez improves his record to 19-2 (10 KOs)
On August 30, 2019, a 26-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (17-2, 8 KOs) and Israel Rojas met in the ring.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Israel Rojas via TKO in the 1st round. Lopez improves his record to 18-2 (9 KOs)
On March 18, 2021, a 27-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (21-2, 11 KOs) and Mauro Loreto met in the ring.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 11 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Mauro Loreto via KO in the 1st round. Lopez improves his record to 22-2 (12 KOs)
On August 20, 2022, a 28-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (25-2, 14 KOs) and Yeison Vargas met in the ring.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Yeison Vargas via KO in the 2nd round. Lopez improves his record to 26-2 (15 KOs)
On November 19, 2016, a 23-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez (6-0, 2 KOs) and Jose Pech met in the ring.
Lopez came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez stopped Jose Pech via TKO in the 1st round. Lopez improves his record to 7-0 (3 KOs)