{"id":4310,"date":"2025-05-06T01:19:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T05:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/teofimo-dominates-times-square-and-sends-a-clear-message-he-wants-boots-ennis\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T01:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T05:19:24","slug":"teofimo-dominates-times-square-and-sends-a-clear-message-he-wants-boots-ennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/boxing\/teofimo-dominates-times-square-and-sends-a-clear-message-he-wants-boots-ennis\/","title":{"rendered":"TEOFIMO DOMINATES TIMES SQUARE AND SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE: HE WANTS &#8220;BOOTS&#8221; ENNIS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a starry night in Times Square, Teofimo Lopez showed why he is considered one of the most outstanding boxers of the moment, surpassing Arnold Barboza Jr. in a display of skill and strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total Domain in the Ring<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>L\u00f3pez, current world champion in two divisions, displayed his talent against a Barboza Jr. who arrived undefeated. The fight, which culminated in a unanimous decision in favor of L\u00f3pez, reflected the superiority of the champion, who controlled the fight from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n<p>The judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-112, and 118-110, evidencing L\u00f3pez&#8217;s clear victory. The boxer, originally from Las Vegas, was superior in each round, evading his opponent&#8217;s attacks and landing precise punches.<\/p>\n\n<p>This victory comes after a unanimous decision over Steve Claggett. L\u00f3pez cleared up doubts about his potential, delivering a dominant performance against an opponent who arrived with an impeccable record.<\/p>\n\n<p>Barboza, after a split-decision victory over Jack Catterall in February, faced L\u00f3pez hoping to prove his worth. However, &#8220;The Takeover&#8221; proved to be a step ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0503%2Fr1487239_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Despu\u00e9s de obtener una decisi\u00f3n un\u00e1nime contra Arnold Barboza Jr. en Times Square, Teofimo L\u00f3pez ret\u00f3 al campe\u00f3n unificado de peso w\u00e9lter, Jaron &#8220;Boots&#8221; Ennis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>L\u00f3pez&#8217;s agility and precision were evident from the start. He dodged blows and landed effective counterattacks, while Barboza unsuccessfully tried to close the distance.<\/p>\n\n<p>As the rounds progressed, L\u00f3pez found his rhythm, combining his technique with a touch of showmanship, while Barboza struggled to find a way to respond.<\/p>\n\n<p>With a precise jab, a powerful right hand, and sharp reflexes, Lopez outboxed his opponent. For the final rounds, Barboza needed a knockout, but the lack of power from the Californian boxer made that outcome improbable.<\/p>\n\n<p>L\u00f3pez outboxed Barboza, connecting 127 of 574 punches, while Barboza only landed 71 of 426.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Search of New Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Following this victory, L\u00f3pez is aiming for bigger challenges and has already issued a challenge to the unified welterweight champion, Jaron &#8220;Boots&#8221; Ennis.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>You know me, I go after the difficult challenges. I want to see Boots. I am Dora the Explorer and I am looking for Boots.<\/p><cite>Teofimo L\u00f3pez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a starry night in Times Square, Teofimo Lopez showed why he is considered one of the most outstanding boxers of the moment, surpassing Arnold Barboza Jr. in a display of skill and strategy. Total Domain in the Ring L\u00f3pez, current world champion in two divisions, displayed his talent against a Barboza Jr. who arrived [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[907,205,514,908],"class_list":{"0":"post-4310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-arnold-barboza","9":"tag-boxing","10":"tag-championship","11":"tag-teofimo-lopez"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}