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Champion

Teofimo Lopez

"The Takeover"

23-2-0

Welterweight #3

25Career bouts

173Rounds boxed

Nov 2016Pro debut

57%KO rate

WBA (Super) Welterweight

Bio

'The Takeover' is a three-division world champion and the WBA (Super) welterweight king. The Brooklyn showman's majority decision over Rolly Romero in August 2026 was vintage Teofimo — chaos, brilliance, and gold.

Tale of the Tape

Record	23-2-0
Division	Welterweight (147 lb)
Status	Champion
Nickname	The Takeover
Age	29
Nationality	American (Honduran heritage)
Height	5'8" / 173cm
Reach	68" / 173cm
Stance	Orthodox
Win methods	13 wins by KO
KO rate	57% (13 of 23 wins)

Career record

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Location · Notes	Record
Aug 22, 2026	Rolando Romero	W	MD	12 of 12	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Won WBA (Super) welterweight title	23-2-0
Jan 31, 2026	Shakur Stevenson	L	UD	12 of 12	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Lost WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles	22-2-0
May 2, 2025	Arnold Barboza Jr.	W	UD	12 of 12	Times Square, New York City, New York, U.S.Retained WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles	22-1-0
Jun 29, 2024	Steve Claggett	W	UD	12 of 12	James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.Retained WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles	21-1-0
Feb 8, 2024	Jamaine Ortiz	W	UD	12 of 12	Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles	20-1-0
Jun 10, 2023	Josh Taylor	W	UD	12 of 12	Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Won WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles	19-1-0
Dec 10, 2022	Sandor Martín	W	SD	10 of 10	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Retained WBO International light welterweight title	18-1-0
Aug 13, 2022	Pedro Campa	W	TKO	7 of 10	Resorts World Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.Won vacant NABF and WBO International light welterweight titles	17-1-0
Nov 27, 2021	George Kambosos Jr.	L	SD	12 of 12	Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Lost WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles	16-1-0
Oct 17, 2020	Vasiliy Lomachenko	W	UD	12 of 12	MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained IBF lightweight title; Won WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles	16-0-0
Dec 14, 2019	Richard Commey	W	TKO	2 of 12	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Won IBF lightweight title	15-0-0
Jul 19, 2019	Masayoshi Nakatani	W	UD	12 of 12	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.	14-0-0
Apr 20, 2019	Edis Tatli	W	KO	5 of 12	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Retained NABF lightweight title	13-0-0
Feb 2, 2019	Diego Magdaleno	W	KO	7 of 10	The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.Retained NABA, NABF, and USBA lightweight titles	12-0-0
Dec 8, 2018	Mason Menard	W	KO	1 of 10	Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Won vacant NABA, NABF, and USBA lightweight titles	11-0-0
Jul 14, 2018	William Silva	W	TKO	6 of 10	Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Won vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title	10-0-0
May 12, 2018	Vitor Jones Freitas	W	KO	1 of 8	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	9-0-0
Feb 3, 2018	Juan Pablo Sanchez	W	UD	6 of 6	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.	8-0-0
Oct 13, 2017	Josh Ross	W	TKO	2 of 6	A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.	7-0-0
Jul 7, 2017	Christian Santibanez	W	UD	6 of 6	A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.	6-0-0
May 20, 2017	Ronald Rivas	W	KO	2 of 6	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	5-0-0
Apr 21, 2017	Jorge Luis Munguia	W	TKO	2 of 6	Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.	4-0-0
Mar 17, 2017	Daniel Bastien	W	KO	2 of 6	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	3-0-0
Feb 24, 2017	Francisco Medel	W	TKO	4 of 4	Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.	2-0-0
Nov 5, 2016	Ishwar Siqueiros	W	KO	2 of 4	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	1-0-0

2026

WRolando RomeroMD · R12 of 12

Aug 22, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.23-2-0

Won WBA (Super) welterweight title

LShakur StevensonUD · R12 of 12

Jan 31, 2026 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.22-2-0

Lost WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles

2025

WArnold Barboza Jr.UD · R12 of 12

May 2, 2025 · Times Square, New York City, New York, U.S.22-1-0

Retained WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles

2024

WSteve ClaggettUD · R12 of 12

Jun 29, 2024 · James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.21-1-0

Retained WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles

WJamaine OrtizUD · R12 of 12

Feb 8, 2024 · Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.20-1-0

Retained WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles

2023

WJosh TaylorUD · R12 of 12

Jun 10, 2023 · Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.19-1-0

Won WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles

2022

WSandor MartínSD · R10 of 10

Dec 10, 2022 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.18-1-0

Retained WBO International light welterweight title

WPedro CampaTKO · R7 of 10

Aug 13, 2022 · Resorts World Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.17-1-0

Won vacant NABF and WBO International light welterweight titles

2021

LGeorge Kambosos Jr.SD · R12 of 12

Nov 27, 2021 · Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.16-1-0

Lost WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles

2020

WVasiliy LomachenkoUD · R12 of 12

Oct 17, 2020 · MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.16-0-0

Retained IBF lightweight title; Won WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles

2019

WRichard CommeyTKO · R2 of 12

Dec 14, 2019 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.15-0-0

Won IBF lightweight title

WMasayoshi NakataniUD · R12 of 12

Jul 19, 2019 · MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.14-0-0

WEdis TatliKO · R5 of 12

Apr 20, 2019 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.13-0-0

Retained NABF lightweight title

WDiego MagdalenoKO · R7 of 10

Feb 2, 2019 · The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.12-0-0

Retained NABA, NABF, and USBA lightweight titles

2018

WMason MenardKO · R1 of 10

Dec 8, 2018 · Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.11-0-0

Won vacant NABA, NABF, and USBA lightweight titles

WWilliam SilvaTKO · R6 of 10

Jul 14, 2018 · Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.10-0-0

Won vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title

WVitor Jones FreitasKO · R1 of 8

May 12, 2018 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.9-0-0

WJuan Pablo SanchezUD · R6 of 6

Feb 3, 2018 · American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.8-0-0

2017

WJosh RossTKO · R2 of 6

Oct 13, 2017 · A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.7-0-0

WChristian SantibanezUD · R6 of 6

Jul 7, 2017 · A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.6-0-0

WRonald RivasKO · R2 of 6

May 20, 2017 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.5-0-0

WJorge Luis MunguiaTKO · R2 of 6

Apr 21, 2017 · Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.4-0-0

WDaniel BastienKO · R2 of 6

Mar 17, 2017 · The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.3-0-0

WFrancisco MedelTKO · R4 of 4

Feb 24, 2017 · Tony Rosa Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.2-0-0

2016

WIshwar SiqueirosKO · R2 of 4

Nov 5, 2016 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.1-0-0

Full career record, most recent first — sourced from the fighter’s published professional record and cross-checked against the record above. Each bout shows the record after that fight.

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