Teofimo Lopez can be making a voluntary protection of his WBO gentle welterweight title towards veteran #13 Steve Claggett on June twenty ninth on ESPN and ESPN+. The occasion can be happening on the James L. Knight Middle in Miami, Florida.
Claggett is Teofimo’s child, a fighter that he needed, and selected over these top-level fighters:
– Raymond Muratalla
– Elvis Rodriguez
– Kenneth Sims Jr.
– Keyshawn Davis
Prime Rank’s selection of Claggett is uncommon as a result of he’s not well-known within the U.S. It makes Teofimo seem like his promoters haven’t any confidence in him anymore after his latest poor performances towards Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin, Pedro Campa, and George Kambosos Jr. Increasingly more, Teofimo is trying like a one-hit marvel, one other Kambosos Jr.
Provided that it is a showcase struggle for Teofimo, it’s vital that he appears to be like good. He fought poorly in his final struggle and misplaced within the eyes of the boxing public, which won’t assist Teofimo’s recognition.
In actual fact, Teofimo’s recognition, comparable to it’s, will drop from this struggle as a result of Claggett is extra journeymen-level. The timing of this match is horrible, with Teo coming off a present determination towards Jamaine Ortiz final February.
Teofimo ought to have chosen to clear up the controversy from his struggle towards Jamaine by giving him a rematch, but it surely’s doubtless that Prime Rank noticed the writing on the wall.
Jamaine confirmed that he’s the superior fighter to Teofimo, and in the event that they made that rematch, the judges may not bail Teo out the second time as they did final February. That might be Teofimo’s second profession defeat or third in the event you rely his match towards Sandor Martin as a loss from their struggle in 2022.
With all of the choices accessible for Teofimo to struggle at 140, it’s telling that Prime Rank selected to match him towards the perimeter contender Claggett.
That’s a crimson flag that they haven’t any religion in Teofimo’s potential to beat good contenders, so that they’re going to play it secure till they’ll line him up for a big-money struggle towards Devin Haney or Ryan Garcia.
The choices usually are not nice for Teofimo at gentle welterweight, particularly if he retains performing like he did in his final struggle towards
Within the chief help struggle on the June twenty ninth card, just lately dethroned former WBO featherweight champion Robeisy Ramirez can be preventing Brandon Leon Benitez in a 10-rounder.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy misplaced his title to Rafael Espinoza in his final struggle in December, and there are numerous questions on whether or not he’s received what it takes to climb his means again. Benitez is on the identical stage as Teofimo’s opponent, a smooth contact to assist Robeisy come again from his devasting loss.
