Wbo Light Welterweight, Teophimo Lopez (22-1, 13 kos), fought against a first struggle, defeating the challenger Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-1, 11 kos) for a 12-round unanimous decision in a defensive battle on Saturday night in New York Times Square.
Barboza Jr. He pursued theophimo around the ring in each round, trying to land, but he couldn’t do so long because of the movement. It was the goal for Teo to prevent him from getting rid of, and he did an excellent job. However, the disadvantage was no punching. This is a lot of scoring.
The scores
116-112 116-112 118-110
This last score did not reflect the reality of the struggle. It was a much closer competition than the judges of judges, as Teopimo focused a lot on not being hit. Threw almost nothing.
May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)May 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA: Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr., during his struggle in Ring’s Fatal Fury Times Square Tarms on May 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo of Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom.)
