Teofimo Lopez Jr. is the current WBO junior welterweight champion. He previously held the WBO, WBA, and IBF lightweight titles. Lopez captured the WBO junior welterweight title in June 2023 with a unanimous decision victory over Josh Taylor.
During his amateur boxing career, Lopez achieved recognition by winning the 2015 National Golden Gloves.
Next Fight: May 2 vs. Arnold Barboza Jr.
Record: 21-1, 13 KOs
Date of Birth: Jul. 30, 1997
Age: 27
Stance: Orthodox
Reach: 68.5 inches
Height: 5-foot-8
Lopez’s Fights and Results
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 06/29/2024 | Steve Claggett | W, UD12 – Retained WBO junior welterweight title |
| 02/08/2024 | Jamaine Ortiz | W, UD12 – Retained WBO junior welterweight title |
| 06/10/2023 | Josh Taylor | W, UD12 – Won Taylor’s WBO junior welterweight title |
| 12/10/2022 | Sandor Martin | W, SD12 |
| 08/13/2022 | Pedro Campa | W, TKO7 |
| 11/27/2021 | George Kambosos Jr. | L, SD12 – Lost WBO/IBF/WBA lightweight titles |
| 10/17/2020 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | W, UD12 – Unified IBF/WBA/WBO titles |
| 12/14/2019 | Richard Commey | W, TKO2 – Won Commey’s IBF lightweight title |
| 07/19/2019 | Masayoshi Nakatani | W, UD12 |
| 04/20/2019 | Edis Tatli | W, KO5 |
| 02/02/2019 | Diego Magdelano | W, KO7 |
| 12/08/2018 | Mason Menard | W, KO1 |
| 07/17/2018 | William Silva | W, TKO6 |
| 05/12/2018 | Vitor Jones | W, KO1 |
| 02/03/2018 | Juan Paulo Sanchez | W, UD |
| 10/13/2017 | Josh Ross | W, TKO2 |
| 07/07/2017 | Christian Santibanez | W, UD |
| 05/20/2017 | Ronald Rivas | W, KO2 |
| 04/21/2017 | Jorge Luis Munguia | W, TKO2 |
| 03/17/2017 | Daniel Bastien | W, KO2 |
| 02/24/2017 | Francisco Medel | W, TKO4 |
| 11/05/2016 | Ishwar Siqueiros | W, KO2 |
Top Lopez Stories:
- Garcia, Haney, Lopez to share May 2 outdoor card in Times Square
- Lopez hand-picked a major underdog opponent, but failed to make a statement
- Teofimo Lopez retains title, defeats Steve Claggett in Miami
- Bradley’s take: How underdog Steve Claggett can trouble Teofimo Lopez
- Inside Teofimo’s big plans, including why Steve Claggett had to be next
- Teofimo Lopez explains why he chose Steve Claggett
- Teofimo Lopez finalizing June 29 title defense
- Teofimo Lopez won, but it wasn’t pretty; where does he go from here?
- Teofimo Lopez tops Jamaine Ortiz, retains title despite boos
- Round-by-round: Teofimo Lopez outpoints Jamaine Ortiz, fails to shine
- Why Teofimo, Shakur, others claim retirement only to return soon after
- Bradley’s take: Why Teofimo vs. Ortiz is an exhilarating blend of styles
- Fights we want to see in 2024: Joshua-Ngannou; Teofimo-Matias and more
- Top Rank seeks WBO ‘super champion’ status for Teofimo Lopez, Jr.
- Junior welterweight: With Teofimo Lopez now champion, what’s next for the 140-pound elite boxers?
- Teofimo Lopez reiterates retirement claim to ESPN after title win
- The rebirth of a star: Teofimo Lopez is back on top and now has a whole division chasing him
- ‘The Takeover’ is back: Teofimo Lopez silences critics in shining moment
- Teofimo Lopez takes Josh Taylor’s WBO title in decisive win
- Josh Taylor, Teofimo Lopez trade threats ahead of title bout
- ‘Do I still got it?’: What has happened to Teofimo Lopez?
- Josh Taylor, Teofimo Lopez agree to June 10 clash in NYC
- Teofimo Lopez wins by split decision over Sandor Martin
- Teofimo Lopez posts seventh-round TKO of Pedro Campa, rebounds from first pro defeat
- Teofimo Lopez won, but is he a threat at 140 pounds? Maybe not just yet
- ‘The only person that beat me was myself’: Will Teofimo Lopez learn from his mistakes?
- Doctor says Teofimo Lopez is ‘lucky he’s not dead’ after boxer found to have fought with air in chest
- Millions lost, lawsuits everywhere and eight date changes: How a typical title defense for Teofimo Lopez went sideways
- Teofimo Lopez, Top Rank agree to restructured contract
- Teofimo Lopez prepared to move forward if Top Rank ‘can’t meet the terms’ for fight
- Boxing stardom fits Teofimo Lopez, the man who toppled Vasiliy Lomachenko
- Teofimo Lopez upsets Vasiliy Lomachenko to become youngest four-belt champion
- Vasiliy Lomachenko, Teofimo Lopez Jr. face off in rare stare-down
- Unified lightweight champ Vasiliy Lomachenko to face IBF titleholder Teofimo Lopez
- ‘The TakeOver’ has a plan: Teofimo Lopez is ready for stardom
- Another fight, another KO win for Teofimo Lopez
- Teofimo Lopez Jr. named ESPN 2018 prospect of the year
