Theofimo Lopez says he wants to fight against the winner of the April 12 match between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis of Terence Crawford next if he has his May 2 match against Arnold Barboza jr. Lopez says he would fight Crawford ‘Free.’ It sounds like desperation.
WBO Light Welterweight Champion Lopez (21-1, 13 costs) is already in the pipeline for a fight against IBF Welterweight Champ ‘Boots’ Ennis, but he still did not give up his dreams of the Mega Fight against Crawford. The game would bring much more money to Teo than “Boots” Ennis for its IBF or WBA belts.
Barboza threat
Theofimo cannot afford to look beyond his title defense against WBO, compulsory Barboza jr. (32-0, 11 COs) at the 2nd Times Square ‘Fatal Fury’ event in New York. If Teo loses the battle, it is doubtful whether Turki Alalshikh still wants to use him as an opponent for ‘Boots’ Ennis to defend in October.
It will look bad if Lopez is the struggle of an embarrassment for Barboza. It would be better for Turki to red-hot Barboza jr. As an opponent to use for boots. It will be interesting to know if Turki has an escape clause on his three-game contract with Lopez that enables him to cast him if he is by Barboza jr. Be deleted.
In other words, a failure of the fact that theofimo goes into this battle. If he was more popular, he could take up Arnold a loss without being a big case, but his stock had fallen since 2020. That is why Teo’s struggle with Barboza jr. Buried at the bottom of May 2nd Mind map rather than heading.
“Free” fighting goal
“I said in public, I’ll fight him for free. If I can’t find the man, I just want to be in the ring with him, ”said Theofimo Lopez Ring magazine About Terence Crawford wants to fight after his 2nd May title defense against Arnold Barboza jr.
“I would like Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in the near future. (I want to) fight the winner of boots and stanionis. So it would be wonderful. I just aim for excellence. “
Last updated on 03/04/2025
