This Friday, September 15, at the American Bank Centre in Corpus Christi, Texas, Luis Alberto Lopez (28-2) will defend his IBF World Featherweight title against Joet Gonzalez (26-3). Lopez is listed as the overwhelming underdog in boxing odds at -600 to defend his title against Gonzalez, who is listed as the overwhelming favourite at +450.
The fight will air on ESPN. A fight between two Mexican boxers in celebration of the weekend of the country’s independence. Lopez is the favourite to win again in addition to being the current champion as he is currently riding an 11-fight winning streak that began in August 2019. In contrast, Gonzalez has 11 years of professional experience but no big international titles.
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Prediction And Preview Of Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Joet Gonzalez
On September 15, the Mexican fighter Luis Alberto Lopez will attempt to defend his IBF featherweight title against his countryman Joet Gonzalez at the American Bank Centre in Corpus Christi, Texas. On ESPN+, the 12-round fight as well as the supporting events will air.
Lopez, 30, one of Mexico’s greatest talents, became a professional in 2015. “El Venado” debuted on the international stage by defeating Josh Warrington for the featherweight championship, then in May, he crowned himself champion by defeating Michael Conlan through TKO 5.
In July 2012, Joet Gonzalez competed for the first time as a professional, defeating Jesus Carmona by unanimous decision. Gonzalez had a 22-fight winning streak from November 2012 to July 2019 following his triumphant debut. The Los Angeles resident won the WBO NABO Featherweight and WBO Global Featherweight titles, both of which are unimportant titles, during this period.
However, Gonzalez went on a 3-3 run in his following six fights after those amazing victories when he was pitted against some of the top competitors in the category. Shakur Stevenson, Emanuel Navarrete, and Isaac Dogboe handed the 29-year-old a loss, while Miguel Marriaga, Jeo Santisima, and Vivas gave him victory. Gonzalez intends to take advantage of his second opportunity to compete for the world title.
The oddsmakers anticipate this bout to last a long time and most likely end in a decision (the over 10.5 round total is favoured at -210). Gonzalez is currently +1500 to win via KO, while Lopez is currently +165 to do so.
It must be challenging to imitate Lopez’s distinctive style in a sparring situation while preparing for him. He almost leaps into uppercuts and hooks from various angles, using his diminutive stature as leverage.
Gonzalez fights with a more conventional approach and will be able to combat well in the opening rounds thanks to his quick hands. The key to this bout will be who can dominate the space of the ring. Lopez’s pressure fighting will be a challenging problem to solve.
As per the predictions after a thorough analysis of both the boxers, it looks like Lopez will remain the world champion.
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