On October 25, 2019, José Velásquez (26-6-2, 18 KOs) and Melvin Lopez (21-0, 12 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bantamweight bout.
José Velásquez is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Ramon Averanga, 3 months and 20 days ago. Melvin Lopez is on a 21-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Lucas Rafael Baez, 2 months and 29 days ago.
This should be a confident win for José Velásquez at 99-1 winning odds. Melvin Lopez really doesn't have much to present against Velásquez.
José Velásquez stopped Melvin Lopez via TKO in the 9th round. Velásquez improves his record to 27-6-2 (19 KOs), while Lopez adds a loss to his record at 21-1.