Mexico's Luis Alberto Lopez takes on Reiya Abe in what will be the third defence of his IBF world featherweight title.
Lopez's last world title defence was in September when he beat Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision.
His opponent Abe comes into this contest on the back of six successive wins with his last victory being over former world champion Kiko Martinez last year.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Lopez vs. Abe.
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- Date: Saturday, March 2
- Time: 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. UK (Sunday)
- Fight ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK (Sunday)
The event is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. UK with the ringwalks for this particular fight scheduled for 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Lopez vs. Abe tonight?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: Sky Sports
Fans in the U.S. will be able to stream the fight on ESPN+ (click here for more information), while Sky Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK.
Where is the Lopez vs. Abe fight tonight?
The fight will take place at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
Luis Alberto Lopez record and bio
- Nationality: Mexican
- Date of birth: August 21, 1993
- Height: 5' 4"
- Reach: 66.5"
- Total fights: 31
- Record: 29-2 (16 KOs)
Reiya Abe record and bio
- Nationality: Japanese
- Date of birth: March 25, 1993
- Height: 5' 7.5"
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 29
- Record: 25-3-1 (10 KOs)
Lopez vs. Abe fight card
- Otabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond Ford; For the vacant WBA world featherweight title
- Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Reiya Abe; For Lopez's IBF world featherweight title
- Brian Norman Jr. vs. Janelson Figueroa Bocachica; Welterweight
- Rohan Polanco vs. Tarik Zaina; Welterweight
- Troy Isley vs. Marcos Hernandez; Middleweight
- Floyd Diaz vs. Edwin Rodriguez; Bantamweight
- Brandon Moore vs. Helaman Olguin; Heavyweight
- Bryce Mills vs. Gerffred Ngayot; Super lightweight
- Nico Ali Walsh vs. Luke Iannuccilli; Middleweight