Trainer Teofimo Lopez Sr. claims his son, Teofimo Jr. (20-1, 13 KOs), “won every round” in defense of his WBO light welterweight title against Jamaine Ortiz (17-2-1, 8 KOs) last Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Shakur Stevenson lectured Teofimo Lopez on social media following his gift decision by the judges in his title defense of his WBO light welterweight belt on Thursday night against Jamaine Ortiz (17-2-1, 18 KOs) in Las Vegas.
WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez is talking more about wanting to fight Terence Crawford than he is about his next opponent, Jamaine Ortiz, who he defends against on February 8th at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) defends his WBO light welterweight title for the first time against Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs) in a showcase fight in the main event, while lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis (9-0-1, 6 KOs) faces the fading veteran Jose Pedraza (27-4-1, 14 KOs) in a ten-round co-feature bout on February 8th at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
In an exclusive interview with ProBoxTV, Teofimo Lopez, one of the world’s top boxers, discusses the current state of boxing, its challenges, and the role of fighters in reshaping the sport.
Eddie Hearn says he doesn’t believe the fight between WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney will happen. Hearn doesn’t feel the fight will get past the negotiation stages, if there are any.
Teofimo Lopez has put Devin Haney on notice that he wants him next after informing the WBO president Paco Valcarcel on Wednesday night that he will retain his 140-lb title.
Teofimo Lopez might have acted like a jerk in the lead-up to last night’s challenge of WBO and Ring Magazine light-welterweight champ Josh Taylor – Lopez as we all know threatening to “take Taylor’s life” – but “The Takeover” sure put things right in the ring in New York.
WBO light welterweight champion Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) is calling his fight against Teofimo Lopez (18-1, 13 KOs) this Saturday night a “must-win” for him because a loss here would slow him up from moving forward towards his goal of becoming a two-weight world champ.
Devin Haney has quite a few excellent options for his next fight after successfully defending his undisputed lightweight championship against Vasyl Lomachenko last Saturday night in Las Vegas.