Teofimo Lopez may have been third on invoicing the historic event on Friday in New York, but he is still one of the best books for boxing for a reason.
Lopez (22-1, 13 ko) was sensational in an upgrade on 12 laps by Arnold Barboza Jr. to successfully defend his WBO Super Light title Unique and starred Triple-Leader of Ring Magazine, which was staged in the middle of the emblematic Times Square of New York. Lopez, 27, dominated Barboza (32-1, 11 KB) from one pillar to another, displaying rapid hands and a stellar defense in a declaration performance.
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The three judges at the edge of the ring marked the fight for Lopez-116-112, 116-112 and 118-110-overthrowing Barboza from the rows of the undefeated and propelling Lopez closer to the force against Jaron “boots” ennisted for him.
“I felt good, guy. I felt reborn. And at 140 (books), you know that I have been at this weight for some time now, but we will talk about me and my team to go up (to challenge Ennis),” said Lopez.
“You know me, the guys. I go after the difficult challenges. And yes, certainly … I want to see” boots “. I am the explorer and I am looking for” boots “.
In his strongest projection since the capture of his title against Josh Taylor in 2023, Lopez was a vagueness of fast hands and smooth movements, in particular compared to the barboza significantly slower. The WBO champion has always beaten Barboza with a punch, leading behind his blow and mixing simple long -range steep with counters and uppercuts inside. The defense and theaters of Lopez struck a fever field in the towers in the middle while he danced and presented a show while dominating Barboza with each turning point.
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Barboza, 33, finally found an opening in the sixth round, catching Lopez clean with a hard hand that swelled Lopez's left eye. It was ultimately the best shot landed overnight.
Lopez continued to pour it into the closing lathe in search of a judgment, but in the end he had to settle for a victory for the unbalanced decision. Lopez closed the show by launching almost 150 more punches than Barboza (571-424) while overtaking Barboza in punches on the ground (126-70) and landing strokes (54-38).
