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Theopimio Lopez should soon decide whether he wants to keep his WBO title a light heavyweight or refuse to focus on his potential match in October against the IBF 147-Funt Jaron 'Boots' Ennis on Riyadh's card Al Sheikh.
WBO deadline
The Ring reports the World Boxing Organization has ordered Theophimo (21-0, 13 CO) to protect its belt with 140 pounds against the winner on February 15 between #1 WBO Arnold Barboza Jr. (31-0, 11 kos ) and #2 Jack Katerl (30-1, 13 CO).
Theo must defend its WBO title against the winner in this battle within 180 days, with a deadline of August 14S Although it is certainly possible for Lopez to defend his title against Barboza JR-Catterall winner during this time, it seems 100% unrealistic that he will do it because of the risk of loss.
'Brooklyn vampire“As some fans call Teofimo, it has been well protected by its top-ranked promoters in the last four years since George Cambosos Jr. has exposed it to defeat a 12-round division in 2021.
Even with the careful best rank that was made for Theophimo, he still had to be rescued from the defeats of the judges' results in his battles against Sandor Martin and Jamine Ortiz in 2022 and 2024.
It is said that Theo is fighting the union against IBF Light in the heavyweight category champion Richardson Hitchins (19-0, 7 CO), probably in April as part of the deal with three matches Lopez signed with Turks Al-Sheikh.
However, since Theophimo did not mention that the battle in interviews suggests that he postponed this risky match. Lopez will traditionally avoid This type of battle with every ounce of his being. He is unable to beat a high -level talent like Hitchins and will look stupid trying.
If Turki wants Theophimo to take this struggle against Hitchins, he may have to pay him an excessive amount or draw him into the ring by kicking and screaming. It is not clear how much theo would want to fight Hitchins, but it would not be surprising if it were an absurd number.
This is a terrible match for Lopez and will take him to a bad start with a one -sided loss in his deal with three Turkish fights. It would not be bad for Al-Sheikh if he had an escape clause in his contract with Theophimo to allow him to get out of the deal if he immediately lost in his first match.
If Theo was sounded by Hitchins in one -sided defeat, he would be useless for Turks to fight the “boots” Ennis on his October map in Riyadh. Boxing fans would not want to see Theophim back in a battle with Ennis from the back of a loss and four horrible performances against Steve Claget, Jamine Ortiz, Sandor Martin and George Cambosos Jr.
