Teofimo Lopez averaged 12 power punches thrown over the first five rounds while Jamaine Ortiz averaged 19. Over the next six rounds Lopez came on, averaging 18 power punches thrown per round while Ortiz averaged 15.
In the final round, Lopez threw a fight high 36 power punches. The combatants landed the exact same amount of punches in four of the twelve rounds.
They were separated by one landed punch in four rounds, and in the remaining four rounds they were separated by no more than three landed punches. Lopez landed 6 more power punches and 21 more body punches while Ortiz landed 8 more jabs.
One judge scored the bout 117-111, and the other two had it 115-113. Lopez swept the final three rounds on all three judges’ cards.
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