Teófimo López
Teófimo Andrés López Rivera (born July 30, 1997) is a Honduran-American professional boxer who has held the IBF lightweight title since 2019. As an amateur he represented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Real name | Teófimo Andrés López Rivera[1] |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Reach | 68 1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | July 30, 1997
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 15 |
Wins | 15 |
Wins by KO | 12 |
Losses | 0 |
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. His father and trainer, Teofimo Lopez Sr., started training him at the age of 6.[2]
Amateur career
Lopez won the U.S. Olympic Trials[3] but Carlos Balderas had already secured the United States' sole lightweight entry into the tournament as AIBA's World Series of Boxing champion,[4] 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]
Professional career
López signed with Top Rank in October 2016,[5] and made his debut on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas fight in November of the same year.[6] He announced himself to the world stage in December 2018, by beating veteran Mason Menard via a knockout of the year candidate.[7]
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.[8][9]
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.[10] 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.[11][12]
Professional boxing record
15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 12 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | TKO | 2 (12), 1:13 | Dec 14, 2019 | Won IBF lightweight title | ||
14 | Win | 14–0 | UD | 12 | Jul 19, 2019 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | KO | 5 (12), 1:32 | Apr 20, 2019 | Retained NABF lightweight title | ||
12 | Win | 12–0 | KO | 7 (10), 1:08 | Feb 2, 2019 | Retained NABF lightweight title; Won vacant NABA and USBA lightweight titles | ||
11 | Win | 11–0 | KO | 1 (10), 0:44 | Dec 8, 2018 | Won vacant NABF lightweight title | ||
10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 6 (10), 0:15 | Jul 14, 2018 | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title | ||
9 | Win | 9–0 | KO | 1 (8), 1:04 | May 12, 2018 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | UD | 6 | Feb 3, 2018 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 1:57 | Oct 13, 2017 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | KO | 2 (6), 2:21 | May 20, 2017 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 0:48 | Apr 21, 2017 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | KO | 2 (6), 0:39 | Mar 17, 2017 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | TKO | 4 (4), 0:58 | Feb 24, 2017 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | KO | 2 (4), 2:03 | Nov 5, 2016 |
References
- "Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- "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.
Sporting positions | ||||
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Amateur boxing titles | ||||
Previous: Maliek Montgomery |
U.S. Golden Gloves lightweight champion 2015 |
Next: Maliek Montgomery | ||
Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Ryan Martin |
WBC Continental Americas lightweight champion July 14, 2018 – November 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Adrian Estrella | ||
Vacant Title last held by Ray Beltran |
WBC-NABF lightweight champion December 8, 2018 – November 2019 Vacated |
Vacant | ||
Vacant Title last held by Devin Haney |
IBF-USBA lightweight champion December 8, 2018 – November 2019 Vacated |
Vacant | ||
Vacant Title last held by Demond Brock |
WBA-NABA lightweight champion February 2, 2019 – September 2019 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Chris Colbert | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Richard Commey |
IBF lightweight champion December 14, 2019 – present |
Incumbent | ||
Awards | ||||
Previous: Jaime Munguia |
The Ring Prospect of the Year 2018 |
Next: Vergil Ortiz Jr. |