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Dogboe had to finish the fight strongly after dropping his guard midway through the bout, eventually winning by a majority decision.
The scorecard from the judges read: Dave Morreti – 95-95, Don Trella – 97-93 and Chris Migliore – 96-94, all in favour of Dogboe.
The former WBO super bantamweight champion has now boosted his chances of winning a second world title.
The 26-year-old’s career took a major hit following two successive losses to Mexico’s Emmanuel Navarrete.
In December 2018, Dogboe lost his WBO super bantamweight title to Navarrete following a one-sided bout.
It was the first professional defeat in the career of the Ghanaian after he lost by unanimous decision to his opponent.
Dogboe had a rematch with Navarrete in May 2019 but again fell flat against the Mexican in another one-sided encounter.
This time, the Ghanaian could not last the entire 12 rounds, as he was handed a Technical Knockout (TKO) in the final round.
However, the boxer recovered superbly when recorded an eighth-round victory by way of knockout against Chris Avalos in July 2020.
Dogboe’s latest defeat of Lopez is his second successive win after his back-to-back losses to Navarrete.