Teofimo “The Takeover” Lopez became a three-division world champion with a narrow majority decision over two-division champion Rolly Romero to earn the WBA Welterweight World Championship Saturday night in the main event of a PBC Pay-Per-View event available on DAZN and Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
After the fight, Romero (17-3, 13 KOs) expressed his disagreement with the decision, while Lopez (23-2, 13 KOs) shared an inspirational message about his return from defeat to world champion.
“I got hit with two punches the whole fight that barely grazed me,” said Romero. “I was never in any trouble. When I heard 114-114 I knew it was a robbery.”
“If you lost and you come back, then you never lost, because you’re a winner,” said Lopez. “I’m a true example of what winning is. It’s about not giving up.”
Round five featured the most dramatic moment of the fight, as Romero opened up a significant cut over Lopez’s right eye, and hurt him with a series of punches that included a left hook and a looping right hand. A bloodied Lopez showed impressive boxing IQ to survive the ensuing onslaught from Romero, and was able to make it to the next round.
“I expected something similar to this, but more combinations from Rolly,” said Lopez. “He was staying composed and listening to his corner. We had to push the fight. He hit me with a shot that woke me up. I told him he has to do better than that. I was just buzzed. I got right back to it. I stayed cool, calm and collected. We have the ring experience. That’s what’s helped me throughout my journey.”
From there, it was Lopez’s speed and boxing ability that took over, as he consistently used his footwork to flummox Romero’s offense. The strategy kept Romero from ever putting together a serious offensive charge, which bore out in the CompuBox stats as he failed to land double digit punches in all but the fifth round. Overall, Lopez enjoyed a 124 to 73 edge in punches and landed a career-high 62 jabs to keep Romero at bay.
Romero looked to have gained some of his momentum back in the waning seconds of round 11 when he knocked Lopez off balance again with a left hook heading into the final frame. After another highly-competitive round, the judges scored the fight 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112.
“I just had to stay busy and keep my range against a strong puncher,” said Lopez. “I’m just looking forward to the next thing.”
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I still think Rolly won this fight, but he gave up after the 6th round.
Teofimo Lopez has a professional boxing record of 23 wins and 2 losses (with 13 wins by knockout) and an amateur record of approximately 150 wins and 20 losses.Professional Record SummaryTotal fights: 25Wins: 23Losses: 2Knockouts: 13Amateur HighlightsEstimated Record: 150–202015 National Golden Gloves Gold Medalist2015 US Olympic Trials WinnerRepresented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics
American professional boxer Rolando Romero, widely known as “Rolly”, holds a professional record of 17 wins and 3 losses (17–3–0) with 13 knockouts. His amateur background was relatively brief, consisting of around 35 official amateur bouts before he turned professional in 2016.Professional CareerTotal Fights: 20Wins: 17Wins by Knockout (KO): 13Losses: 3Draws: 0Amateur CareerTotal Bouts: Reported around 35 fights (though Rolly has occasionally mentioned a higher unofficial count in interviews)Background: Focused heavily on fundamental development and an aggressive style before transitioning to the pro ranks, alongside seven years of training in judo.
Rollie bust teo eye open and gave him slack you gotta remember teo looked out for Rollie when Rollie was down bad
Well…..🤨🤨🤨
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Rolly win 💪🥊