By: Sean Crose
“Solely Boxing information,” Teofimo Lopez has posted on social media. “I’m match and able to battle! I weigh 150 lbs and practice steadily day by day and each night time! My rules are that whenever you’re on the high of the mountain, you should proceed to construct and chisel your self from the Thoughts, Physique, and soul!” The fighter generally known as “The Takeover” is prepared, it appears, to return to the ring. On this he’s reasonably uncommon amongst most of the greater names within the American boxing panorama. Lopez’ final battle, in any case, was solely about half a 12 months in the past. Not solely that, the person fought twice final 12 months. That was thought of regular for a well-liked boxer. Sadly, that’s not the case, not less than not in America, the place high fighters have determined to make boxing a really profitable half time endeavor.
The reality is that the twenty-seven 12 months outdated Lopez has certainly spent appreciable time away from the ring himself all through the course of his profession. Since mid 2023, nonetheless, Lopez has been energetic, preventing and defeating Steve Claggett, Jamaine Ortiz, and Josh Taylor respectively. After all, one has to surprise if Lopez goals to stay the WBO junior welterweight champion of the world now that he’s admittedly weighing 150 kilos (which signifies he would possibly now wish to battle at welterweight). Nonetheless, a excessive finish fighter like Lopez can simply drop ten kilos in camp, so followers and analysts should wait and see what division he lands in for his subsequent battle.
But it doesn’t matter what division he finally ends up preventing in, it’s clear Lopez desires again within the recreation as quickly as is fairly doable. Bursting with vitality, he has taken to bombarding social media as of late. “Not one,” he’s mentioned, “& I imply nobody, Fighter/Boxer, has introduced extra to the desk of curiosity than TEOFIMO for the reason that days of MAYWEATHER & CANELO.” That could be open for debate. What’s not open for debate, nonetheless, is the very fact Lopez seems dissatisfied currently with preventing underneath the High Rank Promotions banner.
“I’m too costly for TopRank,” he’s posted, “however the fact is that (High Rank President) Todd DeBouf is the problem right here. He hasn’t appreciated me or my father since I began THE TAKEOVER EST. 2018 & in all probability beforehand. Now he’s the Chairman of TopRank so folks do the mathematics. By Legislation I’ve Freedom of Speech.” Nobody however the events concerned can show or disprove what Lopez has said. Once more, nonetheless, the fighter appears to by itchy, unhappy. Such issues can result in starvation. And starvation is a potent weapon to deliver into the ring.
