Teofimo Lopez Claims WBA Title, Snubs Catterall Fight
Teofimo Lopez became a three-weight world champion by defeating Rolando Romero to claim the WBA ‘Super’ welterweight world title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. Lopez secured a majority decision, with two judges scoring it 116-112 and 115-113, while one judge controversially called it a 114-114 draw.
Despite his victory, Lopez declined to call out Jack Catterall, who holds the WBA ‘Regular’ belt and is next in line to fight Lopez. Instead, Lopez expressed interest in facing the winner of the upcoming fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn or pursuing a unification bout with IBF champion Liam Paro.
Lopez, who improved his record to 23 wins in 25 fights, suffered a cut above his right eye during the match but managed to control the bout with his jab. Romero, now with three losses in 20 fights, expressed dissatisfaction with the judges' scorecards and called for a rematch.
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