“Aiming for my third weight division. For this one at 147, I believe I’m going to remain till I change into undisputed,” Lopez informed Adrien Broner by way of Ring on X. “At 147, I’ll keep all the best way. I informed Haney, me and him on the finish so we are able to lastly dispute the undisputed.”
“So it’s Rolly, Haney,” Broner responded.
“[Ryan] Garcia, and Liam Paro,” Lopez reduce in.
It’s a grand plan for a fighter coming off a one-sided unanimous choice loss to Shakur Stevenson final January.
Teofimo has not carried out persistently since shifting to gentle welterweight. He struggled towards Sandor Martin, had a tricky evening towards Jamaine Ortiz, and labored by way of 12 rounds with Steve Claggett earlier than Shakur comprehensively outboxed him.
His 12-round choice over Arnold Barboza Jr. in Instances Sq. was not significantly spectacular both. Teofimo spent a lot of that combat touchdown photographs earlier than shifting away, utilizing a cautious fashion just like the techniques later used towards him.
That technique could return towards Romero. Buying and selling with Rolly provides the heavier puncher alternatives Teofimo doesn’t want to supply in his first combat at 147.
Regularly retreating, nevertheless, could flip the combat into one other awkward tactical contest. Romero doesn’t must look spectacular. He solely must catch Teofimo usually sufficient to spoil a plan that already consists of WBC champion Ryan Garcia, IBF champion Liam Paro, plus WBO champion Devin Haney.
Teofimo desires all 4 belts. On August 22, we’ll discover out if he can gather the primary one.
