Mexican featherweight Luis Alberto Lopez makes the journey across the Atlantic Ocean to take on Josh Warrington at Leeds' First Direct Arena live on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand).
For Warrington, this is a chance to gain momentum as he aims to secured a world title unification fight or to secure a high-profile fight in the United States next year.
For Lopez, it's a chance for him to spring a surprise as compatriot Mauricio Lara did previously.
This might not be Warrington's toughest challenge on paper but he must avoid an upset to make the most of his remaining years in the ring.
DAZN takes a look at the career of Lopez ahead of Saturday's fight below.
What is Luis Alberto Lopez's professional record?
Luis Alberto Lopez boasts a 26-2 professional record with 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Championships
Lopez won the Mexican Pacific Coast super featherweight championship in 2017, and in 2019 beat Ray Ximenez for the vacant WBO International featherweight belt.
Biggest wins
Lopez defeated Isaac Lowe with an impressive knockout victory this time last year, when he ended things with a seventh round body shot at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Warrington vs. Lopez fight date, start time
- Date : Saturday, December 10
- DAZN card : 9 p.m. GMT / 4 p.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 10:35 p.m. GMT / 5:35 p.m. ET
DAZN's broadcast of the card will begin at 9 p.m. GMT / 4 p.m. ET due to England's clash with France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. The main event ringwalks are scheduled for 10:35 p.m. GMT / 5:35 p.m. ET, these could change due to the length of earlier fights.
Can I watch Warrington vs. Lopez on DAZN?
The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe (except Australia and New Zealand). You can sign up for a subscription here . However if you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser.
What devices are supported on DAZN?
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:
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Where is the Warrington vs. Lopez fight?
The fight takes place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.
Josh Warrington record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Date of birth: November 14, 1990
- Height: 5' 7"
- Reach: 67"
- Total fights: 33
- Record: 31-1-1 (8 KOs)
Luis Alberto Lopez record and bio
- Nationality: Mexican
- Date of birth: August 21, 1993
- Height: 5' 4"
- Reach: 66.5"
- Total fights: 28
- Record: 26-2 (15 KOs)
Warrington vs. Lopez fight card
DAZN card
- Josh Warrington vs. Luis Alberto Lopez; For Warrington's IBF world featherweight title
- Ebanie Bridges vs. Shannon O'Connell; For Bridges' IBF women's world bantamweight title
- Felix Cash vs. Celso Neves; Middleweight
Before the Bell / Undercard
- James Metcalf vs. Courtney Pennington; Light middleweight
- Hopey Price vs. Sofiane Takoucht; Super bantamweight
- Shannon Courtenay vs. Gemma Ruegg; Women's super bantamweight
- Junaid Bostan vs. Aljaz Venko; Light middleweight
- Calum French vs. Kurt Jackson; Lightweight
- Rhiannon Dixon vs. Kristine Shergold; Women's lightweight
- Cory O'Regan vs. Jordan Ellison; Lightweight
- Mali Wright vs. TBA; Light heavyweight
- Koby McNamara vs. Nabil Ahmed; Bantamweight