Teofimo Lopez Takes Over, Defeats Josh Taylor For Championship Gold
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Taylor is set to put his WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles on the line against Lopez. The two will collide inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This will be Taylor's first fight since being stripped of the WBA, WBC, and IBF gold for not fighting mandatory challengers. It'll also be his first outing since his controversial February 2022 bout against Jack Catterall.
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As for Lopez, some are left to wonder what his mental state is going into the fight. After "The Takeover's" lackluster split decision win over Sandor Martin in late 2022, he questioned to his corner if he still has "it" anymore. Lopez has since claimed it was a strategy. He's also claimed that he wants to take Taylor's life in the ring, which likely led to their heated exchange during the weigh-ins.
VIDEO: JOSH TAYLOR & TEOFIMO LOPEZ GET HEATED DURING WEIGH-INS
In the co-main event, rising Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas will look to keep the hype train going. He'll share the ring with Ronald Cruz in a junior middleweight scrap.
If you just want to catch the big Taylor vs. Lopez fight, you'll want to tune in for the main card on the major ESPN network or ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET. If you want your full boxing fix tonight, then you can catch the prelims on ESPN+ at 6:10 p.m. ET.
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Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:00 pm ET)
- Teofimo Lopez def. Josh Taylor (c) via unanimous decision (115-113, 115-113, 117-111) - for the WBO and The Ring junior lightweight titles
- Xander Zayas def. Ronald Cruz via unanimous decision (80-71, 80-71, 80-71)
Prelims (ESPN+, 6:10 pm ET)
- Robson Conceicao vs. Nicolas Polanco ended in a no contest (accidental head butt) - R2, 3:00
- Omar Rosario def. Jan Carlos Rivera via unanimous decision (77-75, 77-75, 77-75)
- Damian Knyba def. Helaman Olguin via unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 79-73)
- Bruce Carrington def. Luis Porozo via TKO - R8
- Henry Lebron def. Carlos Ramos via unanimous decision (97-91, 98-90, 98-90)
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