Teofimo Lopez legal team working on bypassing ordered fight

‘s manager Keith Connolly has revealed that he is legally pursuing an opportunity for the newly-crowned WBA champion to circumvent his mandatory duty. ‘The Takeover’ claimed his belt with a majority decision victory over Rolando Romero, dethroning his countryman to become a three-division world champion last weekend. For the most part, Lopez was in full […]
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Timothy Bradley has urged Teofimo Lopez to face one man after dethroning Rolando Romero for the WBA welterweight strap. ‘The Takeover’ became a three-division world champion last weekend, claiming a majority decision victory over ‘Rolly’ in his first outing at 147lbs. While Romero was always dangerous, and even hurt his man in round five, it […]
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While unsurprisingly naming Deontay Wilder as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history, included another former opponent in his version of the all-time top 10. ‘The Gypsy King’ completed an epic trilogy with Wilder in 2021, suffering two fourth-round knockdowns before halting his American foe in the 11th frame. Their rematch, on the other […]
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Moses Itauma faces the biggest test of his professional career tonight in London when he takes on Filip Hrgovic, and one heavyweight contender who knows the Croatian well is backing him to spring the upset. Itauma has announced himself in the division with a string of dominant performances, but Hrgovic represents a significant step up […]
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Derek Chisora believes his fellow heavyweight veteran, Filip Hrgovic, is capable of pulling off a considerable upset against Moses Itauma. The pair will collide at London’s O2 Arena this evening, with Itauma bidding to become the youngest world heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson dethroned Trevor Berbick in 1986. Standing in his way of claiming the […]
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Tony Bellew has assessed Filip Hrgovic’s chances of pulling off a sizable upset against , similar to how Joe Joyce stopped in their crossroads encounter. Back then, in 2020, the unbeaten Dubois was heavily favoured to complete his acid test and become an immediate household name, or at least one of British boxing’s brightest stars. […]
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After seeing his former opponent step on the scales, Dave Allen believes Filip Hrgovic will approach the Moses Itauma fight differently to how he had previously imagined. Indeed, it came as a surprise to most when the Croatian tipped the scales at just over 236lbs, recording his lightest weight since 2019. Many nonetheless expect Itauma […]
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and are looking towards separate unification bouts, but there is one former world champion that is in hot pursuit of a challenge for both men’s titles, believing that the duo will ultimately have ‘no choice but to fight him’. Lopez dethroned Rolando Romero to capture the WBA welterweight title this month and ‘The Takeover’ is […]
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When asked to compare British heavyweights and , Prince Naseem Hamed said that one man is simply “on another level”. With both at vastly different stages of their careers, it is difficult to determine whether one of them was, is, or will be “a million times better” than the other. Equally, though, the fact that […]
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has been called out by a top super-middleweight contender ahead of his world title shot against Christian Mbilli. The 36-year-old has not fought since last September, back when he lost his undisputed crown via a unanimous decision verdict against Terence Crawford. While favoured by many to emerge victorious, given his natural size advantage, Canelo was […]
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Tensions boiled over between Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic when they came face-to-face for the final time before stepping through the ropes in London this weekend. What was already an intriguing heavyweight clash was recently boosted by the addition of the vacant IBF world title on the line. For Itauma, it is a chance to […]
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hopes to face one of his long-time rivals after fighting Conor Benn, insisting that he would make the perceived challenge “look very easy”. First, the 28-year-old must defend his WBC title against Benn, headlining an event at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12. Having been made a sizable favourite, Garcia is widely thought to […]
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Eddie Hearn believes ’s true introduction to world level will not come against Filip Hrgovic, but rather a savvy veteran who has recently restored his ‘bogeyman’ reputation. Most would agree, however, that Hrgovic represents the 21-year-old’s toughest opponent thus far, with the Croatian’s only defeat arriving against Daniel Dubois in 2024. Back then, ‘El Animal’ […]
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The phrase ‘styles make fights’ gets bandied around so frequently that most of us are probably sick and tired of hearing it. In the context of a potential clash between and William Zepeda, however, there is surely no better slogan to use. Bidding for a career-best victory on Saturday evening, Noakes will face former world […]
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has offered his thoughts on a rematch with after dethroning ‘Rolly’ with a majority decision victory last weekend. Despite what the scorecards might suggest, it was a largely convincing performance that saw ‘The Takeover’ become a three-division world champion in Las Vegas. Other than in the fifth-round, when he seriously hurt Lopez with an overhand […]
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has outlined the complications with comparing fighters from different eras, such as and , and deciding who was superior. For most, it would be easy enough to say that Ali was a more complete heavyweight, or at least proved himself against a generally higher calibre of opposition. He did, after all, craft a remarkable 61-fight […]
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Former WBC cruiserweight champion has revealed what he believes to have been the greatest win in the history of boxing. Boxing has played host to some of sport’s most iconic moments, with the days of Muhammad Ali, ‘The Four Kings’ and then the rise and fall of Mike Tyson sticking out as three of the […]
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While rating Filip Hrgovic as the third-best heavyweight on his record, Dave Allen has assessed the Croatian’s power ahead of his world title challenge against Moses Itauma. The pair will square off at London’s O2 Arena tomorrow evening, with Itauma bidding to become the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson dethroned Trevor Berbick in 1986. […]
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and will lock horns in two weeks in a battle for Garcia’s WBC welterweight world title, and two-division world champion Jermall Charlo has shared his verdict on the contest. Garcia won his first world title when he claimed a dominant decision win over Mario Barrios back in February and the Californian is set for an […]
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and will lock horns in two weeks in a battle for Garcia’s WBC welterweight world title, and two-division world champion Jermall Charlo has shared his verdict on the contest. Garcia won his first world title when he claimed a dominant decision win over Mario Barrios back in February and the Californian is set for an […]
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is planning on regaining his WBC super-middleweight world title when he returns to action against Christian Mbilli in October, and one of the Mexican superstar’s former sparring partners has offered his verdict on the bout. Canelo lost the undisputed super-middleweight crown to Terence Crawford last September, only for Crawford’s retirement to lead to the vacation […]
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has shunned a move up to welterweight this year, but one man who could be able tempt him up to 147lbs is legendary eight-division world champion, . Now, former opponent, , has offered his thoughts on a potential fight between the pair. Pacquiao was being linked to a professional rematch with Floyd Mayweather and then […]
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Both and Vasily Lomachenko are planning on making their ring returns in the coming months and could possibly collide down the line, and four-division world champion Mikey Garcia has laid out his prediction for that potential scrap. Davis and ‘Loma’ have been linked to a clash for a number of years, with both men deemed […]
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could take on in a career finale, and former WBC cruiserweight world champion and opponent of Usyk’s, Tony Bellew, has cast his verdict on that proposed clash. Usyk fought Bellew in his final outing as a cruiserweight, defending the undisputed title before moving up to the heavyweight division, where he later joined by becoming the […]
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challenges for Christian Mbilli’s WBC title in October, but despite that scheduled bout, there is a new potential opponent calling for a shot at the Mexican superstar, with a personal vendetta to settle. Canelo’s last appearance was a disappointing defeat to Terence Crawford in Las Vegas on September 13 of last year, meaning it will […]
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Recent training footage of has sparked rumours that the pound-for-pound superstar could be planning a comeback. Fellow former welterweight champion Shawn Porter has now weighed in. Crawford and Porter fought back in 2021 in what turned out to be Porter’s final bout, with ‘Bud’ defending his WBO title via round 10 stoppage and then continuing […]
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became a three-division world champion as he dethroned to capture the WBA welterweight title last week, but fellow welterweight world champion has admitted that he disagrees with the result of the fight. Lopez boxed on the front foot and appeared to dominate the majority of the proceedings at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. The judges ultimately […]
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The location of and ’s much-reported showdown continues to cause a stir in the world of boxing, and heavyweight icon has shared his thoughts on where the clash should take place. After both Fury and ‘AJ’ won in their ‘warm-ups’ last month, an announcement was expected almost immediately, but it seems as though talks have […]
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Roy Jones Jr is deemed by many to have been unbeatable when at his best, but three-time super-middleweight world champion, Carl Froch, has now offered his thoughts on whether ‘Captain Hook’ could have done what he couldn’t and defeat Andre Ward. Froch suffered two losses during his iconic career, first losing out to Mikkel Kessler […]
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