Comments Thread For: Arum: Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Michael Conlan is The Plan For 2023

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Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is planning to match two of his featherweights, Luis Alberto Lopez and Michael Conlan, at some point in 2023. Both boxers were in action earlier this year.
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[PBR Streetgang]

Interesting matchup. I could see it either producing a very entertaining scrap or something ugly and lacking in flow... the choice of ref could play a part.

[Wolfie]

Very interesting fight from two warriors. Lopez was unafraid to travel twice to his opponents home turf and doubt if he would refuse to go again. He is the champion now so I think it should rightfully be about time to have Conlan, Wood, Worrinton start fighting away from their comfort zone.

[Dakuwaqa]

Good fight

Conlan is vey good

50/50

[anonymous2.0]

Vances, Flores jr, Warrington - they all picked Lopez because they thought they could cherry pick him and now Conlan and Top Rank are doing the same thing (In Top Rank's case, tfor the 3rd time). When will they learn?

[BrilliantAJ]

Vances, Flores jr, Warrington - they all picked Lopez because they thought they could cherry pick him and now Conlan and Top Rank are doing the same thing (In Top Rank's case, tfor the 3rd time). When will they learn?

Actually Warrington fought him because he was the IBF mandatory - wouldn't have wanted to lose the belt, as they wanted a unification with Wood in the summer. Conlan is fighting him because it's a world title shot and he doesn't currently have a title. The other belt holders are Wood (fighting Lara and then probably Warrington), Vargas who's with PBC and Navarette who's moving up.

Another thing is they know Lopez isn't really a seller, whereas Conlan is. Makes a lot of sense to a) make a good fight and b) keep the IBF in-house.

[BlackRobb]

Lopez will wreck the Irishman. Bob is clueless.

[Santa_]

Alright well it better be Navarette after this!