Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) defended his WBO junior welterweight world title with a unanimous decision win over Canadian contender Steve Claggett (38-8-2, 6 KOs) Saturday evening at James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
Teofimo Lopez: “I knew exactly what kind of fighter he was. I knew he would come forward and test my conditioning. And that’s what we had. We went twelve rounds….the will has to be stronger than the skill. And that’s what we showed tonight. If I was tired, I know he was more tired because I worked very hard for this. We knew we had to break him down. The body shots were hurting him…I’m very grateful. He’s a tough fighter. I don’t think anyone should overlook him. I knew that coming into this.”
BS Teofimo!! That was a sparring session, no more no less
Did you see Teofimo’s face? Did you see
Claggett’s face? It was a real fight.
ready for crawford ! go teo ! i am just kidding . its impossible to take teo seriously . teo , top rank, and espn selling B.S. as usual .
i think Lopez knows he cant beat cruz or Superhype ot even Paro so he wants to try and cash out against Bud
The disrespect shown to Claggett by the strokes at the ESPN circus should have earned them a smack by Claggett just to show what level he’s physically on compared to them.
I think Paro will “parolise” you, Crawford will give you an utter boxing lesson and “Pitbull” Cruz will eat you alive!!
I agree that ESPN played up Lopez. Claggett was completely game and he earned another fan last night. Lopez’s face looked worse for the wear. I still agree that he won outright, but that was no shut out. Claggett would give a lot of guys fits unless that have that power that devours people.
Say what you will about Teofimo Lopez, but at least he supports Trump over crooked Joe Biden.
“Say what you will about Teofimo Lopez, but at least he supports Trump over crooked Joe Biden.”
– No politricks on a Boxing website…..
Lopez posted a picture of himself and Trump last year.
C’mon dude keep politics out of here. Nobody cares about your political opinions.
I don’t mind the politics, it’s better than the race baiters on here, but I don’t remember Lopez ever supporting Trump.
How did that even come into play here? We come here to escape the everyday BS we are bombarded with as they slowly hypnotize the public, turning into zombies. We’re gonna have to check pupils at the doorm
Read an article about Steve Claggett, which mentioned Claggett trains out of Teofista Boxing Stables. Key word searched for “Teofimo lopez Teofista Boxing Stables” and was given this synopsis:
Teofimo Lopez is a professional boxer from the United States, known for his impressive record and multiple world title wins. He is currently signed with Teofista Boxing Stables, a boxing gym and training facility based in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.
Oh, by the way, this is his second corny ring walk in a row.
teo and espn must be good friends they reprensented teo as the great showman what a laugh would rather watch claggett fight anytime
Overrated.
Paro in 2!
I had it 7-5 for Teo, but would not had argued if it was a draw?! Teo had so much trouble keeping this cat off of him so imagine what Crawford or Ennis would do to him!! He is NOT 147 pound material!! Heck PitBull will give him some work too
Typical Lopez. I saw in another post fight interview him calling out Terrance Crawford…AGAIN. (rolls eyes). He does this when his b.s fights don’t sell. That act is getting old. Here’s a concept that might actually work. Perhaps if he fought someone the public wants to see such as Matias, Haney, Garcia, Paro, or Cruz he wouldn’t have to do a cheap callout.
Guys like Lopez show the far cry of what 140 used to be when the best were not scared to fight each other ala Zab Judah vs Kostya Tszyu.
Yeah, Judah calling for tszyu and disrespecting him then getting his ass handed to him and his mouth closed. That was a classic beatdown on a big mouth loved it.
Ever since Kambosos Jr destroyed and took Teo’s heart, Teo hasn’t looked the same at all. He looked decent against Claggett, but losing to Kambosos took something from Teo.
I hope he gets it back and fights better opponents.
Sadly, Teo has NOT evolved into the elite fighter he could have been.
I didn’t watch this fight. I was in attendance at Mandalay Bay for his previous fight, which turned out to be the worst main event I’ve ever witnessed in all my years of going to fights.
Just read on another site that Lopez wants to unify against “Pitbull” Cruz next. If that happens, well I believe Pitbull Cruz will annialate him!!!