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No matter how many opponents he violently knocks out, Gervonta Davis is beginning to find out that there will always be a perpetual line of contenders waiting to take him on. Recently, Teofimo Lopez Sr. placed his son’s name, Teofimo Lopez, into the mix.
Josh Taylor is confident that his preparation for his fight against Teofimo Lopez has been so superior to how he trained for his previous bout that it could lead to a quick knockout victory Saturday night.
Regis Prograis wants Josh Taylor to beat Teofimo Lopez because Prograis hopes he and Taylor eventually will fight again before Taylor moves up to the welterweight division. The WBC super lightweight champion considers Lopez’s style one that could trouble Taylor, yet Prograis thinks Taylor will
By Cliff Rold - The talking is done. For the defending champion, so is the wait. It’s been well more than a year since Jr. welterweight king Josh Taylor was last seen in the ring. It was the worst night of his professional career. He suffered a knockdown, lost a point, and escaped by the skin of his teeth with his crown against Jack Catterall.
Taylor, Lopez Weights Photos Gallery - Undefeated junior welterweight king Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) will defend his WBO title against former lightweight kingpin Teofimo Lopez (18-1, 13 KOs) at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez are accurate with their power punches & both thrown less than 50 punches per round and land around 15 per round- who will push the pace?
Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez were kept completely apart again Friday after they made weight at Madison Square Garden. Taylor talked trash and pointed at his head to indicate that he is mentally stronger than Lopez. A calmer Lopez looked directly at Taylor from across the stage, but the former unified lightweight champion didn’t say anything to his opponent before they went their separate ways.
Bob Arum apparently has several attractive offers to keep lightweight champion Devin Haney part of his promotional orbit. The head of Top Rank Inc. outlined three fights for the 24-year-old Haney, who retained his undisputed distinction last month with a unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Teofimo Lopez is standing his ground when it comes to his disturbing rhetoric. The former unified lightweight champion and current 140-pound contender turned heads recently when he described wanting “to kill” Josh Taylor, the WBO 140-pound titlist, ahead of their title fight this Saturday at The Theater at Madison
Josh Taylor isn’t sure when his rematch with Jack Catterall will finally take place, but the unbeaten 140-pound champion still feels he needs to prove his superiority over Catterall in a second fight. Their rematch wasn’t rescheduled after Taylor suffered a foot injury in January because the WBO later ordered Taylor to