Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera was born on July 30,1997 and is an American professional boxer.
19 Facts About Teofimo Lopez
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Teofimo Lopez has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Organization and The Ring junior welterweight titles since 2023; previously he held the unified lightweight championship, as well as the Ring title, between 2019 and 2021.
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Teofimo Lopez has held the lineal championship at lightweight and light welterweight.
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Teofimo Lopez was born to Honduran immigrants on July 30,1997, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Teofimo Lopez's paternal grandfather, a Spaniard from Avila who was born in 1916, emigrated shortly after the Second World War, going to Brazil first before settling in Honduras.
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Teofimo Lopez won the US Olympic Trials but Carlos Balderas had already secured the United States' sole lightweight entry into the tournament as AIBA's World Series of Boxing champion, so Teofimo Lopez was aware entering the trials that at best he could only qualify as an alternate for Balderas.
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Teofimo Lopez was able to qualify for the Honduran team, where his parents are from, and reached the finals of the Olympic qualifying tournament for the Americas to earn his place in Rio.
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Teofimo Lopez competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics representing Honduras.
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Teofimo Lopez signed with Top Rank in October 2016, and made his debut on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas fight in November of the same year.
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Teofimo Lopez attracted some controversy after his exuberant celebration with Magdaleno still down on the canvas.
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On December 14,2019, Teofimo Lopez challenged the IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey.
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Teofimo Lopez won the IBF title in spectacular fashion after connecting on Commey with a big right hand, and finishing him with a second-round technical knockout.
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In September 2020, Teofimo Lopez agreed to fight unified WBA, WBO, and The Ring champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko, on October 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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The first seven rounds saw Teofimo Lopez staying behind his jab and going to the body, with his opponent offering very little in response.
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However, in the final round, Teofimo Lopez landed 50 of 98 punches thrown, the most an opponent has landed on Lomachenko in a round.
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Teofimo Lopez won the fight by unanimous decision, becoming a 2 division world champion.
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On February 8,2024 in Las Vegas, Teofimo Lopez defeated Jamaine Ortiz by unanimous decision and made the first successful defence of WBO light welterweight title.
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In December 2024, it was announced that Teofimo Lopez would make the third defense of his WBO junior welterweight title against Subriel Matias on March 15,2025.
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On June 15,2021, Teofimo Lopez tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the postponement of his fight with George Kambosos Jr.