Pedro Campa became Teofimo Lopez’s first victim in the 140-pound division. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez is a 25-year-old young man whose boxing career has mostly been an expression of joy. He became a star with not only his boxing skill and his punching power, but with his radiant personality and his love for what he was doing. Things changed, dramatically, in November. He struggled to make the 135-pound lightweight limit for a bout with… Source link
Read More »Sean O’Malley fight ends after Pedro Munhoz says eye poke left him seeing black
Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz both came up empty-handed at UFC 276. The bantamweight bout ended in a no contest after an inadvertent eye poke from O’Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) rendered Munhoz (19-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) unable to see out of his right eye. The stoppage came at the 3:09 mark of Round 2. The fight opened up the UFC 276 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Prior to the stoppage, the fight played out as a technical striking match with both men patient. Munhoz landed his signature… Source link
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