Ricardo López vs Zolani Petelo
On September 29, 2001, Ricardo López (50-0-1, 37 KOs), the light-flyweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Zolani Petelo (17-2-2, 9 KOs).
López vs Petelo Stats
Ricardo López is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Ratanapol Sor Vorapin, 9 months and 27 days ago. Zolani Petelo is on a 8-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Roberto Gomez, 5 months and 7 days ago.
López vs Petelo Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Ricardo López at 99-1 winning odds. Zolani Petelo really doesn't have much to present against López.
López vs Petelo Result
Ricardo López stopped Zolani Petelo via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF light-flyweight title. López improves his record to 51-0-1 (38 KOs), while Petelo adds a loss to his record at 17-3-2.