Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Joet Gonzalez fight prediction, odds, undercard, preview, start time, how to watch

The IBF featherweight title is on the line on Friday night in Corpus Christi, Texas

Over his six most recent fights, Joet Gonzalez has lost three times, with two of those losses coming in world title bouts. On Friday, he steps into the ring to challenge for yet another belt when he takes on IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez in Corpus Christi, Texas.

That Gonzalez is getting yet another title fight is certainly strange, but these situations tend to crop up in boxing where rankings and opportunities are often altered by who a fighter is tied to promotionally.

After an impressive 23-0 start to his career, Gonzalez was thoroughly outclassed by Shakur Stevenson in an October 2019 bout for the WBO featherweight title. After a get-right victory in his next outing, Gonzalez again fought for the WBO belt, this time dropping an October 2021 decision to Emanuel Navarrete. Again, he picked up a win before stepping up in competition, this time losing a split decision to Isaac Dogboe in a WBO title eliminator.