Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ López retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title for the third consecutive time. by defeating Reiya Abe by knockout in the eighth round at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Verona, New York.
The Mexican was superior to the Japanese from the beginning of the fight. In the second round, Abe His eye began to swell until it was completely closed and this complicated his performance. in the ring. El Venado López demonstrated his great hitting power and was far superior to the Asian who could not counteract the incessant attack.
In the eighth round, The champion launched a rain of blows on the Japanese and the referee stopped the fight at 39 seconds to avoid further punishment. In the ring interview, the Mexican expressed that he would know that he would win the fight and praised his challenger.
“Look at my mom, my wife, my daughter and I knew I would end this fight. He was a warrior, he fought with his eye closed. But I also have a lot of hunger and a lot of heart and I am still a world champion,” said the Mexican boxer.
Although Venado López has made it clear since he was crowned champion that his desire is to unify, now the Mexican expressed that he would like to go up to 130 pounds to face the winner of the fight between Óscar Valdez and Liam Wilson which will take place on March 30.
“It would be great to unify, but I would love to do a fight at 130 pounds. “If they put me against the Oscar winner Valdez and Liam Wilson, it would be great,” he commented.
It should be noted that the Venado López team He had asked the IBF for special permission to be able to hold the unification fight. with Robeisy Ramírez, who at that time was still the featherweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), but was denied and ordered to face Reiya Abe. Now the Mexican wants to venture into another category to continue increasing his legacy in the sport.
Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ López, 29, continues to establish himself as one of the best featherweight fighters and has in mind unifying the belts. The Mexican has a record of 30 wins (17 knockouts) and 2 setbacks.
For his part, Reiya Abe, 30, is the mandatory challenger of the IBF and will try to take the belt from the Mexican. The Japanese have a record of 25 victories, 10 by way of sleep, and four defeats in his professional career.
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