Teófimo López
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| Real name | Teófimo Andrés López Rivera[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Takeover | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 68 1⁄2 in (174 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 30, 1997 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Teófimo Andrés López Rivera (born July 30, 1997) is an American professional boxer. He is the current unified lightweight world champion, having held the IBF title since 2019 and the WBA (Super), WBO and Ring magazine titles since October 2020. As an amateur he represented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
As of October 2020, Lopez is ranked as the world's best active lightweight by BoxRec,[2] the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board[3] and ESPN.[4]
Early life
Lopez was born on July 30, 1997 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Honduran immigrants. An active sportsman since a young age, boxing came to him naturally.[according to whom?] His father and trainer, Teofimo Lopez Sr., started training him at the age of 6.[5]
Amateur career
Lopez won the U.S. Olympic Trials[6] but Carlos Balderas had already secured the United States' sole lightweight entry into the tournament as AIBA's World Series of Boxing champion,[7] so Lopez was aware entering the trials that at best he could only qualify as an alternate for Balderas (who lost in the Olympic quarterfinals). 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. Lopez also won the 2015 National Golden Gloves. López competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics representing Honduras, where he was defeated in the tournament by eventual silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha.[1]
López had a reported amateur record of 150-20.
Professional career
López signed with Top Rank in October 2016,[8] and made his debut on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas fight in November of the same year.[9] He announced himself to the world stage in December 2018, by beating veteran Mason Menard via a knockout of the year candidate.[10]
In his next fight, Lopez, already ranked #9 by the WBA, #11 by the WBC and #10 by the WBO, faced another boxing veteran in Diego Magdaleno, another fight that ended in a brutal knockout for the Honduran. He attracted some controversy after his exuberant celebration with Magdaleno still down on the canvas.[11][12]
On July 19, 2019, Lopez who was ranked #4 by the IBF at the time, fought undefeated Japanese boxer Masayoshi Nakatani, who was ranked #3 by the IBF in a final eliminator for the IBF World Lightweight title.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision and went on to challenge IBF titlist Richard Commey. Lopez won the IBF title in spectacular fashion after connecting on Commey with a big right hand, and finishing him with a second round TKO.[14][15]
Unified lightweight champion
In September 2020, Lopez agreed to fight WBO, WBA and WBC (franchise) champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko, on October 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was the first major fight since the COVID-19 pandemic. With no live audience, Lopez beat the Ukrainian by unanimous decision to unify the lightweight division and maintain his unbeaten record.
Professional boxing record
| 16 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Vasyl Lomachenko
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UD | 12 | Oct 17, 2020 |  MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Retained IBF lightweight title; Won WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Richard Commey
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TKO | 2 (12), 1:13 | Dec 14, 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Won IBF lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Masayoshi Nakatani
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UD | 12 | Jul 19, 2019 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Edis Tatli
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KO | 5 (12), 1:32 | Apr 20, 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Retained WBC-NABF lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Diego Magdaleno
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KO | 7 (10), 1:08 | Feb 2, 2019 | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.
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Retained WBC-NABF lightweight title; Won vacant WBA-NABA and IBF-USBA lightweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mason Menard
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KO | 1 (10), 0:44 | Dec 8, 2018 | Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Won vacant WBC-NABF lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  William Silva
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TKO | 6 (10), 0:15 | Jul 14, 2018 | Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Won vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Vitor Jones Freitas
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KO | 1 (8), 1:04 | May 12, 2018 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Juan Pablo Sanchez
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UD | 6 | Feb 3, 2018 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Josh Ross
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:57 | Oct 13, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Christian Santibanez
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UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Ronald Rivas
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KO | 2 (6), 2:21 | May 20, 2017 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Jorge Luis Munguia
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TKO | 2 (6), 0:48 | Apr 21, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Daniel Bastien
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KO | 2 (6), 0:39 | Mar 17, 2017 | Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Francisco Medel
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TKO | 4 (4), 0:58 | Feb 24, 2017 | Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ishwar Siqueiros
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KO | 2 (4), 2:03 | Nov 5, 2016 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Titles in boxing
Major world titles:
- IBF lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- WBA (Super) lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- WBO lightweight champion (135 lbs)
The Ring magazine titles:
- The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs)
Regional titles:
- WBC Continental Americas lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- WBC-NABF lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- IBF-USBA lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- WBA-NABA lightweight champion (135 lbs)
Honorary titles:
- WBC Franchise lightweight champion (135 lbs)
References
- ^ a b "Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "TBRB rankings". Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Divisional rankings -- The best top 10 fighters per division". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Teofimo Lopez | Professional Boxer". www.teofimoalopez.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "US Olympic Trials - Reno - December 7-13 2015". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Carlos Balderas earned 1st spot on boxing team, bypassing Olympic trials". Fox News. December 2, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (October 11, 2016). "Top Rank adds 19-year-old Olympian Teofimo Lopez". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Pacquiao Decisions Vargas". The Sweet Science. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Teofimo Lopez blasts Mason Menard in 44 seconds on Lomachenko-Pedraza undercard". The Ring. December 8, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Christ, Scott (February 3, 2019). "Teofimo Lopez brutally knocks out Diego Magdaleno". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Lopez vs Magdaleno - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Lopez vs Nakatani - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Christ, Scott (December 14, 2019). "Commey vs Lopez results: Teofimo Lopez knocks out Richard Commey to win IBF title, says Vasiliy Lomachenko is next". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "News Archive". Box.Live. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
External links
- Boxing record for Teofimo Lopez from BoxRec
- Teofimo López at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Teófimo López at Toprank.com
- Teófimo López - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
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U.S. Golden Gloves lightweight champion 2015 |
Next: Maliek Montgomery | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Ryan Martin
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WBC Continental Americas lightweight champion July 14, 2018 – November 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Adrian Estrella
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| Vacant Title last held by Ray Beltran
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WBC-NABF lightweight champion December 8, 2018 – November 2019 Vacated |
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| Vacant Title last held by Devin Haney
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IBF-USBA lightweight champion December 8, 2018 – November 2019 Vacated |
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| Vacant Title last held by Demond Brock
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WBA-NABA lightweight champion February 2, 2019 – September 2019 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Chris Colbert
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| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by Richard Commey |
IBF lightweight champion December 14, 2019 – present |
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| Preceded by Vasyl Lomachenko |
WBA lightweight champion Super title October 17, 2020 – present | |||
| WBO lightweight champion October 17, 2020 – present | ||||
| The Ring lightweight champion October 17, 2020 – present | ||||
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| Previous: Jaime Munguia |
The Ring Prospect of the Year 2018 |
Next: Vergil Ortiz Jr. | ||
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