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Teofimo Lopez says he desires to battle the winner of the April twelfth battle between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis or Terence Crawford subsequent if he wins his Might 2nd bout in opposition to Arnold Barboza Jr. Lopez says he would battle Crawford for “free.” That seems like desperation.
WBO mild welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) is already within the pipeline for a battle in opposition to IBF welterweight champ ‘Boots’ Ennis, however he nonetheless hasn’t given up on his desires of the mega-fight in opposition to Crawford. That matchup would herald rather more cash for Teo than difficult ‘Boots’ Ennis for his IBF or WBA belts.
Barboza Menace
Teofimo can’t afford to look past his title protection in opposition to WBO necessary Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) on the Might 2nd Instances Sq. ‘Fatal Fury’ occasion in New York Metropolis. If Teo loses that battle, it’s questionable whether or not Turki Alalshikh will nonetheless wish to use him as an opponent for ‘Boots’ Ennis to defend in opposition to in October.
It will look dangerous if Lopez backs into that battle off of an embarrassing loss to Barboza. It will be higher for Turki to make use of the red-hot Barboza Jr. because the opponent for Boots. It will be fascinating to know if Turki has an escape clause on his three-fight contract with Lopez that permits him to solid him adrift if he will get worn out by Barboza Jr.
In different phrases, a failsafe in case Teofimo goes to items on this battle. If he have been extra standard, he might soak up a loss to Arnold with out it being an enormous deal, however his inventory has dropped since 2020. Therefore, Teo’s battle with Barboza Jr. is buried on the underside of the Might 2nd undercard relatively than headlining.
“Free” Struggle Purpose
“I’ve said publicly, I’ll fight him for free. If I can’t get the guy, I just want to be in the ring with him,” mentioned Teofimo Lopez to Ring Journal about desirous to battle Terence Crawford after his Might 2nd title protection in opposition to Arnold Barboza Jr.
“I would like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in the near future. [I want to] fight the winner of Boots and Stanionis. So, that would be great. I’m just aiming for excellence.”
