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Lopez, Martin Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender Teofimo Lopez has fought twice on "Heisman Night" in New York City.
FLEMINGTON, New Jersey – Teofimo Lopez didn’t think twice about accepting Sandor Martin as Jose Pedraza’s replacement on barely three weeks’ notice. His handlers picked Pedraza over Martin initially for his fight Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, but Lopez was
Lopez, Martin Face-Off Photos Gallery - Brooklyn native Teofimo Lopez, the former lightweight king and current junior welterweight contender, kicked off fight week 100 stories above Manhattan. Lopez takes on Spanish southpaw Sandor Martin in a 10-round main event this Saturday, Dec. 10, at Madison Square Garden. Four days from his first main event at MSG's "big room," Lopez went face to face with Martin at Edge at Hudson Yards, the highest sky deck in the Western Hemisphere. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Junior welterweight contender Teofimo Lopez will have a new “Heisman Night” foe. Jose “Sniper” Pedraza contracted a non-COVID-related illness, and Lopez will now face former European champion Sandor Martin on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Madison Square Garden.
Teofimo Lopez Sr. was incredulous when the scorecards were initially read. Having promised boxing fans around the world that his son, Teofimo Lopez, would make quick work of George Kambosos Jr. during their showdown in November of 2021, the loquacious trainer and father was taken aback when Kambosos was given the nod.
The WBC super lightweight elimination match ordered last week will happen a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. BoxingScene.com confirmed Thursday that Spain’s Sandor Martin has agreed to replace an ill Jose Pedraza as Teofimo Lopez’s opponent December 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Martin was the other opponent Lopez and his handlers at Top Rank Inc. considered before they picked Pedraza for this next bout, but Martin happily replaced Pedraza on barely three weeks’ notice.
Teofimo Lopez and Sandor Martin might fight after all. The WBC ordered Lopez-Martin as a final elimination match Wednesday during that sanctioning organization’s annual convention for an eventual shot at its vacant super lightweight title. Powerful southpaws Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda will fight for the WBC’s unclaimed 140-pound championship November 26 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Teofimo Lopez will box an opponent who hasn’t won either of his last two fights when he returns to the ring December 10. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. is in the process of finalizing a deal for the former
According to Ohara Davies, he's baffled by the WBA’s decision to overlook him for a shot at the world title. ‘Two Tanks’ was hoping to be picked to fight for the vacant super lightweight belt but learned on Sunday night, that No. 1 ranked Alberto Puello had been chosen to face Batyr Akhmedov, who sits at No. 6.
The path to crowning a new WBA junior welterweight titlist has become more difficult than necessary, In the wake of Josh Taylor severing ties with the WBA 140-pound title, the sanctioning body has paused on ordering a straight-away vacant title fight between its top two contenders. Instead, a two-hour block has been reserved beginning Tuesday 11:00 am ET to speak with each of the top six contenders in the current WBA junior welterweight rankings, to determine who will next vie for the crown.