Thurman defeats Lopez, defends welterweight title

At the end of the second round, Thurman sent Lopez to the canvas by left hook, despite this Lopez looked good in the middle rounds. However, it turned out that the champion still had the strength to finish, and the final rounds were for Thurman. The judges had rather strange scores for this bout: 113-113, 115-111 and 117-109. Lopez could have taken three middle rounds, but he obviously did not deserve a draw.