On August 12, 2023, Emmanuel Rodríguez (21-2, 13 KOs) and Melvin Lopez (29-1, 19 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF bantamweight world titles. The vacant IBF bantamweight title is also on the line.
Emmanuel Rodríguez is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a technical decision win over Gary Antonio Russell, 9 months and 28 days ago. Melvin Lopez is on a 8-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jobert Alvarez, 8 months and 1 day ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.5-2.5 in favor of Emmanuel Rodríguez. Melvin Lopez won't be able to do much against Rodríguez.
Emmanuel Rodríguez defeated Melvin Lopez via unanimous decision . Rodríguez improves his record to 22-2, while Lopez adds a loss to his record at 29-2.