Summary!
The Fight is Over
The fight between Luis Alberto López and Reiya Abe ends with a knockout victory for the Mexican, thank you for joining us at this event at VAVEL.
Sigue siendo Campeón!
— ESPN KnockOut (@ESPNKnockOut) March 3, 2024
'Venado' López 🇲🇽 le cerró un ojo a Abe en el 1º rd y continuó castigando hasta que el árbitro puso fin al pleito en el 8º rd y de este modo retuvo el Mundial 👑 IBF pluma
🔥 EN VIVO 🔥 por #ESPNKnockOut
📺 @StarPlusLA #LopezAbe #KholmatovFord pic.twitter.com/z1vEryi3R0
It's Over
Reiya Abe's team throws in the towel and it's all in the fight.
Big time!
The Deer's dominance over his rival, the fight seems defined:
El estilo complicado e impredecible de @Venadolopez1 ha sido la pesadilla del japonés 🦌#LopezAbe x @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/WGGTKYOWtR
— Top Rank en Español (@trboxeo) March 3, 2024
8th round
Start of the eight.
7th round
El Venado López responds and his rival looks very damaged and we are approaching the end.
7th round
The seventh round begins.
6th round
This round seems to have been better for Reiya Abe and fatigue is beginning to be seen in both opponents.
6th round
The sixth round begins and we reach the middle of the agreed rounds.
5th round
Reiya Abe continues to endure as best she can but the fight seems defined towards the Mexican.
5th round
The fifth begins.
4th round
Venado López's dominance continues but Reiya Abe refuses to throw in the towel.
Good left!
Good blows from Venado to put his rival against the ropes:
Never takes @VenadoLopez1 long to get going 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NZOLNHyniZ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) March 3, 2024
4th round
The fourth round begins.
3rd round
The third round ends and the Deer has already managed to close his rival's eye and may not return to the ring.
3rd round
Reiya Abe goes to the canvas, the Mexican's victory is close but the Japanese stands up.
3rd round
The third round begins.
2nd round
El Venado begins to put more pressure on his rival and is close to victory.
2nd round
The second round starts.
1st Round
First round without much contact between both fighters, the two rivals are just beginning to throw punches.
1st round
The fight begins.
About to start
We are just a few minutes away from the start of the presentation of Luis Alberto López vs Reiya Abe and the previous protocols.
Final details!
Everything ready with the final preparations to see both fighters go out to the ring.
Referee
Wayne Barnes will be the main referee for the fight between Luis Alberto López and Reiya Abe in 2023.
Data sheet!
These are the official data of both fighters prior to the fight:
Luis Alberto Lopez
Age: 30 years; Record: 29 wins and 2 losses; Victories by KO: 16; Height: 163 cm; Weight: 125.3 lb.
Reiya Abe
Age: 31 years; Record: 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw; Victories by KO: 10; Height: 172 cm; Weight: 125.8lb
El Venado appears!
El Venado is already in place and you can see him very focused on going out to find victory:
Fear the deer. @VenadoLopez1 checks in📍 pic.twitter.com/LYDvSxPFUe
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) March 3, 2024
Reiya Abe is here!
Reiya Abe arrived at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino and will seek victory by knock out:
阿部麗也@ray159357 会場入り🔥 pic.twitter.com/H76ZrlHIN8
— 中野敬太｜アメリカ世界戦コーディネートスタッフ🌏🥊 (@CoachKeita717) March 3, 2024
What happened at the weigh-in?
During the weigh-in you could see both boxers happy to carry out this fight, but also very focused on defeating their rival. Reiya Abe and Luis Alberto López were respectful of each other and did not make statements underestimating their rival. Luis Alberto López presented a weight of 125.3 lb, while Reiya Abe was 125.8 lb, so the difference is not much and a great show is expected.
Stage ready!
Everything is ready at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino for the start of the fight, completely packed, around 26,000 people are expected:
Here we go!
We are just under an hour before Luis Alberto López vs Reiya Abe begins at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino. All teams will go out in search of victory. Who will do it this afternoon? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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Argentina: 20 hours on ESPN
Bolivia: 19 hours on ESPN
Brazil: 20 hours on ESPN
Chile: 20 hours on ESPN
Colombia: 18 hours on ESPN
Ecuador: 18 hours on ESPN
USA (ET): 18 hours on ESPN, Sky HD
Spain: 00 hours ESPN
Mexico: 17 hours on ESPN, Azteca 7
Paraguay: 20 hours on ESPN
Peru: 19 hours on ESPN
Uruguay: 20 hours on ESPN
Venezuela: 19 hours on ESPN
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Favorite?
For this fight, Luis Alberto López jumps as the great favorite due to his professional career superior to that of Reiya Abe, however, the Japanese enjoys being the non-favorite contender to win to motivate himself and show his best sporting side against the rival of he. Reiya Abe's fight history and his inactivity for 11 months is another factor for him not being the favorite, however, the surprise could occur in the ring.
What other fights will the event have?
The complete boxing card at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Riyadh will be 6 preliminary fights, before the main event between López vs Abe, the card is as follows:
Otabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond Ford
Brian Norman Jr vs Janelson Figueroa Bocachica
Rohan Polanco vs Tarik Zaina
Troy Isley vs Marcos Hernandez
Floyd Díaz vs Edwin Rodríguez
Brandon Moore vs Helaman Olguin
Bryce Mills vs Gerffred Ngayot
Nico Ali Walsh vs Luke Iannuccilli
The preliminary fights will start at 5 p.m. (CDMX), while the main event fights will start at 8 p.m. (CDMX) with the main fight starting at 9 p.m. (CDMX).
Last result for Luis Alberto López!
Luis Alberto López's last fight was in September of last year against Joey González, an American fighter in which he was the Mexican's first title defense. In this fight, “Venado” won by unanimous decision. The fight was very striking and was considered a high-level one, leaving Luis Alberto López in a good position and with positive comments so that he could continue developing his stage as world champion.
How does Luis Alberto López arrive?
On Luis Alberto López's side, the Mexican boxer comes into this fight with a record of 29 wins and 2 losses in his professional career, in addition to 16 wins by knockout. El Venado is in search of winning the featherweight championship. About this fight, Luis Alberto López commented "I am a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to follow the path towards the unification of this category championship." The Mexican boxer has a wingspan of 163 cm and will seek to take advantage of the advantage in the smaller stature to dominate the fight. In Luis Alberto López's fight history we find the victory against Joet González as his first defense of the featherweight champion title, so he will seek victory to make it clear that he is and remains a worthy winner of the category.
Reiya Abe's latest result!
Reiya Abe's last fight was in April 2023 against Kiko Martínez, whom he defeated by split decision in Japan. In this fight, Reiya Abe looked very dominant over her rival and controlled the pace of the initial fight but Martínez came from behind and evened everything out, forcing them to go through all the rounds.
How does Reiya Abe arrive?
Reiya Abe comes to this fight with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw with a total of 10 knockouts and he decided to accept the fight with Luis Alberto López because he seeks to take advantage of this first opportunity to fight for the championship, after a 11 month break. The Japanese has a wingspan of 172 cm and will take advantage of his speed to try to win the fight quickly. The 30-year-old fighter did not do anything less at the press conference and took the opportunity to tell the press that he is ready and about the fight he mentioned "I am one hundred percent focused on the fight and I will go out to get the victory to win the title." So everything indicates that Reiya will take his rival seriously and will want victory at any cost. Reiya Abe will look for her first victory of the year and thus achieve the world championship and surprise her rival.
Where is the fight?
The Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York will be where the boxing event will take place with the main fight of Luis Alberto López vs Reiya Abe in 2024. This is a resort and has space for this type of event, they are expected around of 10,000 boxing fans for this event.
Welcome!
Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of Luis Alberto López vs Reiya Abe, corresponding to the 2024 Boxing Fight. The fight will take place at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, at 10 p.m.