Teofimo Lopez Jr.: Biography, record, fights and more

Teofimo Lopez Jr. is the WBO junior welterweight champion. Lopez is the former WBO, WBA and IBF lightweight champion. He won the WBO junior welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over Josh Taylor in June 2023.

As an amateur boxer, Lopez won the 2015 National Golden Gloves.

Next fight: May 2 vs. Arnold Barboza Jr.

Record: 21-1, 13 KOs
DOB: Jul. 30, 1997
Age: 27
Stance: Orthodox
Reach: 68½ inches
Height: 5-foot-8

Top Lopez stories:

• Garcia, Haney, Lopez to share May 2 outdoor card in Times Square

• Lopez hand-picked a major underdog opponent, but failed to make a statement

• Teofimo Lopez retains title, defeats Steve Claggett in Miami

• Bradley’s take: How underdog Steve Claggett can trouble Teofimo Lopez

• Inside Teofimo’s big plans, including why Steve Claggett had to be next

• Teofimo Lopez explains why he chose Steve Claggett

• Teofimo Lopez finalizing June 29 title defense

• Teofimo Lopez won, but it wasn’t pretty; where does he go from here?

• Teofimo Lopez tops Jamaine Ortiz, retains title despite boos

• Round-by-round: Teofimo Lopez outpoints Jamaine Ortiz, fails to shine

• Why Teofimo, Shakur, others claim retirement only to return soon after

• Bradley’s take: Why Teofimo vs. Ortiz is an exhilarating blend of styles

• Fights we want to see in 2024: Joshua-Ngannou; Teofimo-Matias and more

• Top Rank seeks WBO ‘super champion’ status for Teofimo Lopez, Jr.

• Junior welterweight: With Teofimo Lopez now champion, what’s next for the 140-pound elite boxers?

• Teofimo Lopez reiterates retirement claim to ESPN after title win

• The rebirth of a star: Teofimo Lopez is back on top and now has a whole division chasing him

• ‘The Takeover’ is back: Teofimo Lopez silences critics in shining moment

• Teofimo Lopez takes Josh Taylor’s WBO title in decisive win

• Josh Taylor, Teofimo Lopez trade threats ahead of title bout

• ‘Do I still got it?’: What has happened to Teofimo Lopez?

• Josh Taylor, Teofimo Lopez agree to June 10 clash in NYC

• Teofimo Lopez wins by split decision over Sandor Martin

• Teofimo Lopez posts seventh-round TKO of Pedro Campa, rebounds from first pro defeat

• Teofimo Lopez won, but is he a threat at 140 pounds? Maybe not just yet

• ‘The only person that beat me was myself’: Will Teofimo Lopez learn from his mistakes?

• Doctor says Teofimo Lopez is ‘lucky he’s not dead’ after boxer found to have fought with air in chest

• Millions lost, lawsuits everywhere and eight date changes: How a typical title defense for Teofimo Lopez went sideways

• Teofimo Lopez, Top Rank agree to restructured contract

• Teofimo Lopez prepared to move forward if Top Rank ‘can’t meet the terms’ for fight

• Boxing stardom fits Teofimo Lopez, the man who toppled Vasiliy Lomachenko

• Teofimo Lopez upsets Vasiliy Lomachenko to become youngest four-belt champion

• Vasiliy Lomachenko, Teofimo Lopez Jr. face off in rare stare-down

• Unified lightweight champ Vasiliy Lomachenko to face IBF titleholder Teofimo Lopez

• ‘The TakeOver’ has a plan: Teofimo Lopez is ready for stardom

• Another fight, another KO win for Teofimo Lopez

• Teofimo Lopez Jr. named ESPN 2018 prospect of the year