The Mexican boxer, who had never been knocked out in his career, lost his International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title to the American in the 10th round.
Luis Alberto Venado Lopez He lost his International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight world title in dramatic fashion by being knocked out by Angelo Leo at the evening held at the Tingley Coliseum, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The fight, which took place on Saturday night, ended in a forceful manner when Leo, 30, hit a precise left cross to Lopez’s jawsending him straight to the canvas at 1:16 minutes into the game. tenth round.
The fight was close from the beginning, with a Deer Lopez who did not show his usual superiority in the ring, which allowed Leo find opportunities to hurt the champion. Throughout the fight, the American constantly pressured Lopez, who despite being uncomfortable, seemed on track to defend his title.
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However, in the tenth round, Angelo Leo managed to connect the decisive blow. The impact of the hook, added to the head fall of Lopez against the canvas, led the referee to stop the fight and declare the knockout. Before the demolition, Two of the judges scored the fight 86-85 in favor of Leowhile the third saw Lopez win by the same margin.
With this brutal ending, Leo improved his record to 25-1, with 12 knockouts, winning the IBF featherweight title. On the other hand, the “Deer” Lopez fell to 30-3, with 17 knockouts.
The now former Mexican world champion had successfully defended his title three times since winning it from Josh Warrington in December 2022.
For his part, Angelo Leo won his second world title in the same number of divisions after having won the WBO super bantamweight belt in August 2020, which he would lose in his first defense.
Source: Ambito
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