Arnold Barboza jr. Sent a message to Theofimo Lopez today, saying he should fight in Alcatraz next after becoming his WBO mandatory with a 12-round victory over Jack Catterall in a title eliminator in Manchester.
Lopez (21-1, 13 CO’s) will decide whether he is his WBO lights welterweight title against Barboza jr. (32-0, 11 COs) must defend, evacuate or stripped the belt through the sanction body. Turki al-Sheikh will decide who theOFIMO is facing next.
Turki’s influence
In a cryptic post of theofimo on X Today he told Turki:
“I shake my crazy head, Turki Alalshikh; Nevertheless, I respect your wishes. From one lion to another. “
Some fans believe that Turki told Theofimo that he wanted him to fight Barboza jr. Next, and he’s unhappy about it. Teo has been of the talented Barboza jr for four years. Watched away and ignored him since he moved up to 140 and focused mainly on less opposition.
If Turki forces theofimo to fight against him, the gout can be for him and his career. Top Rank keeps Lopez going with their protective match as they did with Keyshawn Davis.
Without selectively matching him, his career would have been a long time ago, because he is not the fighter who people thought after his victory over Vasily Lomachenko five years ago.
“Theofimo has his back at the corner. Now people know why he has been stooping me for the past four years, ”said Arnold Barboza jr. Ring magazine Tonight, talk about how he captured WBO lights of Welterweight Champion TheOFimo Lopez after defeating Jack Catterall in a 140-pound title to become Mandatory.
“Now, it’s time to sit down or stop or evacuate. Let’s see what He does. I think if you put me and theo in Alcatraz, I think it’s going to be an incredible war. The one, I come to war. My manager is going on that. He goes to Saudi, and he’s probably going to talk to Turki and see what we can do, ”says Barboza Jr.
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– Dazn Boxing (@daznboxing) February 15, 2025
Last updated on 02/16/2025
