TEOFIMO Lopez may transfer up and combat WBO Interim welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr in his subsequent contest. Lopez is the present WBO champion at super-lightweight and beforehand held the WBO, WBA and IBF titles at light-weight.
Transferring up and defeating Norman Jr, 26-0 (20 KOs), would see him technically change into a three-weight world champion. September in Madison Sq. Backyard is being rumoured and a coy Lopez is liking these whispers.
“Hear, I consider that actually sounds very swell,” grinned Lopez, whereas discussing the matter with ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. “Sure, Teofimo Lopez, three-divisional world champion at 27 years younger. That sounds very nice to me, and I’m all about that.”
Contemporary from dominating challenger Steve Claggett in Florida (under), Teofimo has made no secret of his want to combat 4 instances this yr. September can be an optimum time to hit quantity three, with the quartet being accomplished in December.
So as to put a dent in robust man Norman Jr, who confirmed grit and willpower outlasting Giovani Santillan in a bloody Might brawl, Teo might want to have retained a number of the one-shot punching energy he displayed at 135, but has to this point lacked at 140. Whereas the velocity and athleticism stay, is that fight-turning energy nonetheless there?
“I consider I nonetheless have the ability. I’m nonetheless maturing as time goes, so far as energy perceives. You already know, it’s extra so of IQ and EQ while you’re in that ring, and I believe that’s actually the place I’m attempting to progress myself to now,” Lopez defined, in a cryptic non-answer.
With Subriel Matias surprisingly shedding to Liam Paro, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was being linked to Lopez in a 140-pound rumble. That might be an intriguing matchup if Prime Rank have been in a position to attain over the molten lava and break bread with the PBC. A transfer seven kilos north would render the thought null and void anyway.
“147 is one thing that I plan on transferring in direction of. In all probability even this subsequent upcoming match,” cautioned Teofimo Lopez.