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Teofimo Lopez is training with Team Canelo and remains on alert for a possible unification fight against IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins. That fight might not end well for ‘The Takeover’ Lopez if he continues ahead.
Hitchins is like a combination of Shakur Stevenson, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Subriel Matías. He can do everything and is very difficult to hit. I don’t see this ending well for Teofimo.
Time machine needed
López says he feels “Rejuvenated” but you’ll need a time machine to make that happen. He hasn’t looked good in so many years that taking him at face value is impossible. He is 27 years old and it is hard to believe that he is not over 30, given how bad he has looked since 2021.
Teo is still a good talker and can get fans excited about his fights in 2025, but as for winning any of them, it won’t happen unless he faces weak opposition. He’s become that kind of fighter, an Adrien Broner type who can still talk but can’t fight anything.
Canelo’s trainer, Eddy Reynoso, will need to be a magician to rejuvenate Teofimo and return him to what he was years ago.
if teo leaves 0-2 In his fights in 2025, Turki Al-Sheikh may have a case of buyer’s remorse for signing him to a three-fight contract. If you look at Teófimo’s fights from 2021, you can’t expect much from him other than losses and poor performances. Hardcore boxing fans know very well that Teo is going through the downside of his career and will never be the fighter he once was.
Claggett disaster
Teo looked as if he had been attacked after his last fight against journeyman Steve Claggett last July, and was beaten in a shockingly bad performance.
You could give Lopez a break for looking terrible against Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin, George Kambosos and Pedro Campa because they are decent fighters. But there is no excuse for Teo to fight Claggett and have both eyes almost closed due to swelling.
López’s three-fight plan
- Richardson Hitchins
- Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
- The end in February 2026.
If Teofimo loses to Boots in October, his fight in February will be against the loser of Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney 2.
The group of losers calls us
Lopez will likely end up in the losers’ bracket, ready to fight Haney. That’s a fight Teofimo can win, but only because Haney can’t take a hit.
WBO 140-pound champion Tefoimo (21-1, 13 KOs) hopes to get off to a good start in 2025 by fighting undefeated Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) and then 147-pound champion the IBF, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. in oc
WBO 140-pound champion Teo is a good basic champion, but he is no longer the fighter he was five years ago. He may never have been a huge talent to begin with, but he’s been going downhill since 2020.
Three fights, three losses?
“We just executed and took control. It’s a great year for me. I feel rejuvenated. These are exciting fights that we are looking forward to doing and taking on,” Teófimo López told Fight Hub TV about his plans to fight a unification bout against Richardson Hitchins and then Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in October.
“I won’t fight until early summer. I want to do business this year. I want to make the right deals. Richardson Hitchins, Jaron Ennis and then the end. I’m fighting a champion and then the big fight.
“You just need to put aside your pride and ego. Just do business,” Teofimo said when asked if we will see him and Gervonta Davis fight. If you really want to fight us, this is how we make it happen.”
A duo we should see more of 🥊🔥 pic.twitter.com/BHJV1JdAaF
– DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 19, 2025
