Rolly Romero keeps it light as he meets weight for Teofimo Lopez showdown
Aug 21, 2026 • 8:30 PM ET
CrisEsqueda/Premier Boxing ChampionsLAS VEGAS – Rolly Romero stepped on the scale at 146.6lbs Friday for his WBA welterweight title defense, saw that two-division champion Teofimo Lopez made weight right at the 147lbs limit and made a solitary comment.
“Time to fight.”
As the longtime associates move to their showdown at T-Mobile Arena, the favored Lopez 22-2 (13KOs) is leaning on his bigger-fight experience as he returns from a January 31 loss to four-division Shakur Stevenson.
Here were the results:
Middleweights – 10 rounds: Yoenli Hernandez 159.2lbs, Francisco Daniel Veron 159.6lbs
Super-bantamweights – 12 rounds: Victor Santillan 121.6lbs, Gary Antonio Russell 121.2lbs
Super-lightweights – 10 rounds: Carlos Utria 140.8lbs, Israel Mercado 139.4lbs
Middleweights – 8 rounds: Marco Romero 164lbs, Kahlil Mitchell 164lbs
Junior-middleweights – 6 rounds: Joseph Brown 157.4lbs, Alton Wiggins 156.8lbs
Super-lightweights – 4 rounds: Aldo Blancas 140.2lbs, Ricky Mamone 142lbs
Welterweights – 6 rounds: Benjamin Johnson 149.4lbs, Jose Gabriel Rodriguez 150lbs
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