He’s racked up the wins and the championships at an impressive pace, but professional boxing hasn’t always gone swimmingly for Teofimo Lopez. The former undisputed lightweight champion has been one of the sport’s most gifted fighters, but he’s been plagued by demons that have always left more questions than answers. He suffered his first, and only, loss to George Kambosos last year, fighting despite a medical condition known as pneumomediastinum, which can be fatal. He should have pulled out… Source link
Read More »Teofimo Lopez back in the saddle and seemingly ready to take over at 140 after TKO of Pedro Campa
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 »Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos now on June 19
Triller Fight Club’s next pay-per-view show is moving to June 19 at loanDepot Park in Miami and will feature two fights for all four belts. In the main event, lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez will defend his IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO title against mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. In the co-main event, women’s WBC-WBO super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn will meet IBF-WBA champion Elin Cederroos. Lopez is currently a -1000 favorite at BetMGM, with Kambosos at +625. Kambosos was… Source link
Read More »Teofimo Lopez digs deep to upset Vasiliy Lomachenko
LAS VEGAS — The Takeover is complete. Teofimo Lopez completed his rocket trip to the top of boxing’s lightweight division with a gritty unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko that made him the undisputed champion. Lopez now holds the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF lightweight titles, becoming only the fifth man in the four-belt era to be an undisputed champion. The others are Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk. Judge Tim Cheatham had it 116-112, the same as… Source link
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