A marquee championship boxing match shall be coming your means on Thursday night time, the week of Tremendous Bowl LVIII. WBO World Tremendous Light-weight and Ring Journal champion Teofimo Lopez, certainly one of boxing’s brightest younger stars, will defend his titles in opposition to 17-1-1 challenger Jamaine Ortiz. Keyshawn Davis will take c0-main occasion billing when he takes on Jose Pedraza for 3 separate championships.
Battle followers can catch Lopez vs. Ortiz streaming stay on ESPN+, with the principle occasion set to start round 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.
The Return of Teofimo Lopez
Lopez has recovered properly from a seemingly debilitating cut up choice defeat by the hands of George Kambosos Jr. again in November 2021. Kambosos has gone on to develop into a reputation fighter in boxing himself lately, whereas Lopez has since rattled off three straight victories, the newest and best of which got here in opposition to Scottish celebrity Josh Taylor again in June. Following the unanimous choice victory, Lopez elected to announce his retirement from the game, although as many speculated on the time, the “retirement” could be short-lived, and he now finds himself returning to the ring on the week of the Tremendous Bowl as he seems to be to deal with a sport challenger.
Lopez has additionally been angling for a battle all week with Terence Crawford, Ring Journal’s No. 1-rated pound-for-pound fighter and the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. Crawford confirmed as much as Wednesday’s weigh-ins, so whereas there seems to be some curiosity from each side, it stays to be seen if that battle shall be made later this 12 months. Lopez additionally conversed with Davis, Thursday’s co-main occasion fighter, on a hot-mic on the pre-fight press convention over beef stemming from Davis opining that Crawford would beat Lopez in the event that they ever had been to battle.
Within the meantime, Lopez might want to get previous a tricky buyer in Ortiz. “The Technician” has misplaced simply as soon as in his skilled profession to Vasyl Lomachenko again in 2022, and is coming off a unanimous choice victory over Antonio Moran final September.
Teofimo Lopez vs. Jamaine Ortiz Outcomes
Important Card
Teofimo Lopez vs. Jamaine Ortiz — For the WBO World Tremendous Light-weight and Ring Journal Championships
Keyshawn Davis vs. Jose Pedraza — For the WBC USA, WBO Intercontinental, and IBF USABF Light-weight Championships
Prelims
George Acosta vs. Rene Tellez Giron
Javier Martinez vs. Raul Salomon
Abdullah Mason vs. Benjamin Gurment
Charlie Sheehy vs. Abdel Sauceda
Alan Garcia def. Tomas Ornelas by way of Knockout at :51 of Spherical 1
Lemir Isom-Riley def Antonio Zepeda by way of TKO at 1:28 of Spherical 3
Artwork Barrera Jr. def. Michael Portales by way of TKO at 1:41 of Spherical 1
