Teofimo Lopez skips his face with Arnold Barboz Jr.

WBO Light Welterweight Champion Theophimo Lopez decided not to be involved in the mandatory challenger Arnold Barboz JR He lives on a given PPV on Times Square.

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Perhaps one of the reasons why Teofimo (21-1, 13 who) decided not to do his face is the last time he did, he struck Barboz Jr. over his face after knocking down a cowboy hat. Barboza Jr. She was trying to get to Teo so he could mark him back, but he could never. If they had made their face today, they are a great chance that Barboza Jr.

No fireworks?

“The trains will continue, honey. I’m happy, I’m excited, let’s go,” said Arnold Barboza Jr. Great arrivals in New York City For his fight against WBO Light Welterweight Champion Theophimo Lopez this Friday, May 2. “I’m very excited to share a ring with him. He’s a great fighter. He’s one of the top at 140, isn’t he?”

It is too early to call Theophimo “a top of 140” because he has not yet fought against WBC champion Albert Puella, champion WBA Gary Antuanne Russell or IBF leader Richardson Hitchins.

“But I’m a terrible fighter. It will be a fireworks. Let’s go. I’ll adhere to my game plan. May 2. It’s time to activate ourselves,” said Barboza Jr.

This struggle will not have fireworks because Teo and Barboza Jr. They are not Sluggers. Theophimo has power, but never consistently attacks his opponents.

“We are here to perform and warm up for everything and take over. I come to respect. That’s my whole thing. I’ll always come to respect, but he crossed that border and we had to lay it there,” Teofimo said about him that Samara Barboza Jr. during their recent press conference.

“Still, on Friday, May 2, we will deal with the job. The champion? I’m a champion, rightly. He’s not a champion. He had to work on the way, but he’s still not there. So my whole thing is to go there and do what I have to do – to have fun and beat brakes from this boy,” Teofimo said.