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Teofimo Lopez stated he had no alternative however to slap Arnold Barboza Jr. throughout yesterday’s press convention after he knocked his cowboy hat off his head throughout their face-off in Los Angeles. The WBO gentle welterweight champion Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) slapped Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) arduous with a left hand, inflicting a short scuffle under the stage.
Barboza Jr. needed to be held again from speeding at Teofimo to throw blows. He appeared livid. Nevertheless, it was his personal fault for inflicting this incident by knocking Lopez’s hat off his head. It’s unclear what he stated to Arnold to get him offended sufficient to knock his hat off, however it may very well be the frustration of ready three years for this chance to combat him.
“All Rights”
“It’s by law. You don’t touch nobody. He touched my hat and I got all rights,” stated Teofimo Lopez to the media, explaining why he slapped Arnold Barboza Jr. throughout their face off yesterday in Los Angeles.
Through the press convention, the 2 fighters received right into a forwards and backwards trash-talking, utilizing expletives and mainly taking on all the things. Brooklyn, New York native, Teofimo is his aspect, slipping into his playground name-calling and he gave the impression to be actually having fun with himself. For him, it was like a flashback to his youthful days in Brooklyn, name-calling folks.
What’s going to be fascinating is how the opposite press conferences and face-offs are finished between Teo and Barboza Jr. Will they have the ability to do that with out attacking one another? I’m simply stunned that Arnold didn’t get to Teofimo yesterday as a result of he was making an attempt to tear free from being held to dash to Lopez to throw punches. The away Teo appeared, he would have been up for a fistfight.
Even with out the slap, the press convention was a hit, with all fighters taking part in an element in creating curiosity for the Deadly Fury occasion on Might 2nd.
