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'''Teófimo Andrés López Rivera''' (born July 30, 1997) is a Honduran-American [[professional boxer]] who has held the [[IBF]] [[lightweight]] title since 2019. He competed in the [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight|men's lightweight]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], representing Honduras, where he was defeated in the first round by eventual silver medalist [[Sofiane Oumiha]]. He is known for his punching power and size within the lightweight division. |
'''Teófimo Andrés López Rivera''' (born July 30, 1997) is a [[Honduran Americans|Honduran-American]] [[professional boxer]] who has held the [[IBF]] [[lightweight]] title since 2019. He competed in the [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight|men's lightweight]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], representing Honduras, where he was defeated in the first round by eventual silver medalist [[Sofiane Oumiha]]. He is known for his punching power and size within the lightweight division. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Revision as of 01:58, 7 August 2020
Teófimo López | |
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| Born | Teófimo Andrés López Rivera[1] July 30, 1997 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Reach | 68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 0 |
Teófimo Andrés López Rivera (born July 30, 1997) is a Honduran-American professional boxer who has held the IBF lightweight title since 2019. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, representing Honduras, where he was defeated in the first round by eventual silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha. He is known for his punching power and size within the lightweight division.
Early life
Lopez was born on July 30, 1997 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Honduran immigrants and grew up in Davie, Florida. An active sportsman since a young age, boxing came to him naturally. His father, Teofimo Lopez Sr., who is also his trainer is said to have started training him since 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.
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 disrespectful celebration with Magdaleno still down on the canvas.[7][8]
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.[9] 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.[10][11]
Professional boxing record
| 15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
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| 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 |  Richard Commey
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TKO | 2 (12), 1:13 | Dec 14, 2019 |  Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Masayoshi Nakatani
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UD | 12 | Jul 19, 2019 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Edis Tatli
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KO | 5 (12), 1:32 | Apr 20, 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Retained NABF lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Diego Magdaleno
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KO | 7 (10), 1:08 | Feb 2, 2019 | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.
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Retained NABF lightweight title; Won vacant NABA and USBA lightweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mason Menard
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KO | 1 (10), 0:44 | Dec 8, 2018 | Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Won vacant NABF lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  William Silva
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TKO | 6 (10), 0:15 | Jul 14, 2018 | Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Won vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Vitor Jones Freitas
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KO | 1 (8), 1:04 | May 12, 2018 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Juan Pablo Sanchez
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UD | 6 | Feb 3, 2018 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Josh Ross
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:57 | Oct 13, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Christian Santibanez
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UD | 6 | Jul 7, 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Ronald Rivas
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KO | 2 (6), 2:21 | May 20, 2017 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Jorge Luis Munguia
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TKO | 2 (6), 0:48 | Apr 21, 2017 | Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Daniel Bastien
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KO | 2 (6), 0:39 | Mar 17, 2017 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Francisco Medel
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TKO | 4 (4), 0:58 | Feb 24, 2017 | Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ishwar Siqueiros
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KO | 2 (4), 2:03 | Nov 5, 2016 | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
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External links
- Boxing record for Teofimo Lopez from BoxRec (registration required)
- Teofimo López at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Teófimo López at Toprank.com
- Teófimo López - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live