By: Sean Crose
“Solely Boxing information,” Teofimo Lopez has posted on social media. “I’m match and able to struggle! I weigh 150 lbs and prepare steadily day-after-day and each night time! My ideas are that once you’re on the prime of the mountain, you should proceed to construct and chisel your self from the Thoughts, Physique, and soul!” The fighter often known as “The Takeover” is prepared, it appears, to return to the ring. On this he’s quite uncommon amongst most of the larger names within the American boxing panorama. Lopez’ final struggle, 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 once thought-about regular for a well-liked boxer. Sadly, that’s not the case, a minimum of not in America, the place prime fighters have determined to make boxing a really profitable half time endeavor.
The reality is that the twenty-seven 12 months previous Lopez has certainly spent appreciable time away from the ring himself all through the course of his profession. Since mid 2023, nevertheless, Lopez has been lively, 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 may now wish to struggle 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 struggle.
But it doesn’t matter what division he finally ends up preventing in, it’s clear Lopez needs again within the recreation as quickly as in all fairness doable. Bursting with power, 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 because the days of MAYWEATHER & CANELO.” Which may be open for debate. What’s not open for debate, nevertheless, is the actual fact Lopez seems dissatisfied currently with preventing beneath the Prime Rank Promotions banner.
“I’m too costly for TopRank,” he’s posted, “however the reality is that (Prime Rank President) Todd DeBouf is the problem right here. He hasn’t preferred me or my father since I began THE TAKEOVER EST. 2018 & in all probability beforehand. Now he’s the Chairman of TopRank so individuals do the maths. By Regulation I’ve Freedom of Speech.” Nobody however the events concerned can show or disprove what Lopez has said. Once more, nevertheless, the fighter appears to by itchy, unhappy. Such issues can result in starvation. And starvation is a potent weapon to deliver into the ring.
