Teofimo Lopez’s TAKEOVER of the 140lb weight division was a brief one. WBO President Paco Valcarcel has confirmed that Lopez has given up the WBO junior welterweight world championship he won against Josh Taylor last Saturday. “Just now @TeofimoLopez is texting me that he relinquished his jr welterweight title,” tweeted Valcarcel. “We should respect his decision…if he come back, WBO doors will be always open for him.”
The 25-year-old Lopez shockingly announced his retirement this week.
It’s Barboza & Ramirez #1 and 2 for the vacant title. Same promoter and I think even same manager, so it should be an easy fight to make. I still think Lopez fights again at some point, but Barboza – Ramirez is a really good fight and they were probably going to end up fighting anyway at some point.
Good fight. Probably in Fresno
Teo didnt even give them the decency of a phone call? Quits the title via text lol. He knew they would ask and he didnt have good reason except that the competition is too great in the division. He isnt sure he would come out on top.
Also, he likely wants a new trainer, but his father has guilted him since a child at the thought replacing him.
Seems to have too many Toxic people around him.
Either way, fine boxer inside the ring. Nutcase outside of it.
Lmaooo competition at 140 is easier than at 135 lmaooo
Yea and tank don’t like move to 140 lbs he rather ask for dehydrations
Couldn’t agree more. Will come back in a year or so under a new trainer.
Nutcase out of the ring I get. But fine boxer in the ring no can do. He barely made in that fight and kambosso beat him and He did not win against loma. The competition on that weight class would out box him any giving day, He knows that, and that’s why he quits. He kept asking his corner, if he still got it. No you don’t, he don’t have it, he never had it. In the ring his another Mayorga. No style what so, ever just fighting on will. The only different between him and Mayorga is the English. Teofimo can say a few nasty words in english.
he beat loma bad.
LOL beat Loma bad??? Dude, you need glasses.
scoring wise it might have been kind of close, but cumulatively speaking yes i think he gave loma a bad beating. yes loma made a good run in the second half, but teo’s power was a problem for during this stretch also even though i thought he (loma) won some of those rounds. loma tried to overpower him in the 12th, but ended up getting wobbled multiple times late in the round. these are the moments people conveniently seem to forget about. loma’s great and all, but it just wasn’t his night that time.
I just don’t think he is as good as others think. I think he caught a hurt Loma in that fight and this last fight, Taylor just wasn’t the same as he was against Ramirez and others. That’s not his fault, he did what he had to do. With his dad in his corner, he will never be better , but I give him credit for that too. He is loyal. As far as I’m concerned, this is only a ploy.
Damn. Good luck in all his endeavors. He was great.
He really wasn’t that great, and his style was rather limited. He didn’t have far to go or long to stay.
Really? He got beat by Kambosis. Caught a break with an injured and tentative Loma and an out of form if not washed up Taylor. Not his fault as others have said, you can only beat who they put in front of you, but I wouldn’t be calling him ‘great’. Anyways, good luck to him but my guess is he’ll be back under a new trainer soon enough.
i’m not saying teo is great, but he is good at delivering when not expected to win. when he wins these fights, there seems to be a long line of excuses for his opponents. taylor and lomachenko would not have gotten in there with him if they didn’t believe they had enough to win.
He’s approaching this takeover the wrong way. He’s only setting himself back and missing out on financial opportunities. Odds are this little gamble of his will keep him out of the ring for sometime. Hopefully he uses that time to get some counseling and workout his daddy and ego issues.
I genuinely believe he is mentally unstable.
Arum must have told him his next fight was against Haney for peanuts
Should only be one championship belt per division. Champion is defined as someone who has defeated all rivals in a competition. There are 10 “champions “ in every division. Ridiculous.
The major reason for the decline of boxing. In no other sport can top competitors avoid one another as in boxing AND the sanctioning bodies facilitate this.
Mr. Lopez, enjoy your retirement. I would love to see Teofimo Lopez run for congress, as a Republican, and help us punish Joe Biden, Mattress Harris & bIRAQ oBOMBa (aka Barry Newports).
Congressman Teofimo Lopez has a nice ring to it.
He can take Adrian Broner with him
I wonder if tank would move to 140 to fight teofimo or tank will ask teofimo to dehydrate to 136 lbs???
These are the consequences of having Tyson Fury as an advisor
good riddance. thank you teo . boxing can do without people like you , sulaiman , de la hoya , canelo, fury and others. These folks just ruining boxing.
He’s getting divorced. If he goes to the court saying he’s retired with no future earnings that’s going to save him from paying alimony/spousal support etc. His lawyer probably told him not to get married. I’ve criticized his Dad, but his Dad was smart to tell him not to marry that girl.
**lawyer told him to retire.
I think he is playing with the boxing organizations and who knows even his promotional company, he wants and deserves to get paid – getting rid of the WBO also means no sanction fee for having the title, No mention of him giving up The Ring Belt so he is still the lineal champ at 140
Not sure what Bob Arum would do if Teo does want out of Top Rank
Remember Mikey Garcia did not fight for a while fighting in the court system against Arum
Teo needs to take care of his mental health and seek some help. To say he’s mentally unstable is an understatement. His highs and lows are too extreme (bi-polar?). I respect his talents. Love him or hate him the boxing world does not need him to retire any time soon. He’ll be back in the ring, it’s all theatrics and attention seeking.
His soon to be ex wife is the one who’s TAKING OVER, all of his properties and money.
hahahahaha, love it, he’s a punk anyway. hope he does not comeback, ever.
He’s insecure and a snowflake. Boxing wont miss him if he walks away.
He’s definitely not retiring he believes that he’s bigger than what he’s. He thinks this will give him leverage at the negotiating table as far as his pay goes. He was rambling on that he made ESPN over 100 million dollars which is delusional, they paid you 1 million because you don’t pack stadiums and don’t have a huge fan base that’s the reason you don’t get paid as much as others do. Terence Crawford has dealt with the same issues and Bob Arum was very vocal that he’s not in the business to loose money on fighters. As far as Teo and his father go they’re both comical, still wish the best for him he’s still young enough to get the
Publicity stunt. Paro in 2!
Isn’t Lopez going through an insane divorce right now? I would have cut ties as well in order to protect my future earnings.
Once the ink is dry on the papers, we should hear him say something to the affect of “Ive rested. I’m still young and the fire continues to burn. I have to get back in the ring.”
I wish him the best in these proceedings. I watched my oldest brother go through a very nasty divorce a few years ago and you wouldn’t believe how nasty things get when 6 or 7 figures are involved.
Teo is a snowflake, he ain’t no legend like REAL champions.
Let’s just STOP talking about Teo and QUIT mentioning his name. If he retired? good! Good bye, have a good life and stay away from boxing!
Hostage release. Fare thee well see in 10 months.
I watched the fight,yes Lopez won, I wouldn’t say easily,but I think he realised he beat a “something not right Taylor” and he didn’t have the power to demolish. He might also realise he will struggle,so why not quit while your ahead?
No wonder they put that fight on regular ESPN. Even if you win a belt and don’t want to defend it, just to quit boxing? Should reveal a health concern or injury. Dave Tiberi really beat James Toney in 1992, but he retired in protest due to such a terrible decision. What is Teo’s protest. Josh Taylor should move up to 147 or retire.
what a punk ass clown. good riddance.
teaflimo will fight again as soon as his money runs out whih will be soon and i think all his drama with his da is BS he knows he will get crushed by Prograis and Ramirez so hes trying to avoid KO losses
I read somewhere else he wants a deal with a television organization, and not a promoter to continue fight. He thinks I guess he is a 100,000,000 boxer. A little delusional from what I read. So many great matches out there for him. Devin Haney has said he can’t stay at Light weight. What a match that would be. Also there is a rematch he should want with Kambosa, only man to beat him.I am very sure he will be back.
I suspect this “retirement” is a strategy to assist his divorce strategy; to help him to reduce the financial impact (no income) and to argue for custody of his kid (lots of time on his hands to raise his kid).
Bullshit
Let’s be honest. He was/is the GOAT. Period. His record speaks for itself. I think he could have went up to as far as the light heavyweight division and dominated. He will be missed by all of us. Floyd, Canelo, Pacquaio…are all lucky they didn’t run into this beast.