WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney showed respect for his defeated opponent Jorge Linares in speaking to him afterward and asking him how his punching power compared to Vasily Lomachenko.
Undisputed Lightweight World Champion, ‘The Takeover’ Teofimo Lopez, (16-0, 12 KOs), swung open the doors to his training camp, City Athletic Boxing Gym in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon for a huge amount of media.
Teofimo Lopez says will NOT come to the UK to fight Josh Taylor over there. Although Teofimo (16-0, 12 KOs) would like to face the undisputed light welterweight champion Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) to capture all four of his titles at 140, he’s not going to put himself in a position of being the visiting fighter in the UK.
Earlier this week, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Josh Taylor made it know that he thinks Teofimo Lopez still needs to face WBC 135-lb champion Devin Haney for him to become the undisputed lightweight champion.
This article is pure fights no politics, not focused on pay-per-view compared to free television/basic cable or paid streaming/premium channel. Much has been made about the 2021 year in boxing thus far as we’re starting to hear cries that the sport is on a downturn once again.
Lightweight champ Teofimo Lopez has been saying for some time how he will do away with his IBF mandatory challenger George Kambosos jr “inside three rounds.”
A highly agitated Teofimo Lopez Jr came close to throwing blows with George Kambosos Jr at the end of their kickoff press conference on Friday to announce their June 5th match on Triller pay-per-view.
This Friday, April 16th, the Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr fight will be announced in a Triller Fight Club press conference that will be streamed live on FITE TV.
Undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez believes he’s going to make quick work of IBF mandatory George Kambosos Jr in their headliner on Triller pay-per-view on June 5th.