Following his superb boxing vs Josh Taylor at the Madison Square Garden, Teofimo Lopez was crowned as the WBO super lightweight champion, know the fight purse & payout
Despite his status as the underdog against undefeated champion Josh Taylor, Teofimo Lopez outclassed the Scottish boxer to win by unanimous decision with score of 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 and become the new WBO super lightweight champion.
Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez purse, payouts, winner, full fight card results, highlights, score
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Taylor’s basic payment is anticipated to be $1.025 million, with the possibility for his overall profits to reach $2.5 million as a result of his majority percentage share of the pay-per-view sales. For his forthcoming matchup with the renowned Scottish opponent, Teofimo Lopez is expected to get a guaranteed $1.5 million. Lopez could perhaps earn around $3 million from this fight alone if he wins.
Teofimo Lopez was persistent enough to defeat champion Josh Taylor, robbing him of the WBO world championship and ending the winning streak Taylor had been on ever since his debut in 2015. At Madison Square Garden, Lopez won through unanimous decision against Taylor by score of 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 as judges felt Lopez had done enough to earn the victory.
Full Fight Card Results
- Josh Taylor defeated Teofimo Lopez: For Taylor’s WBO super-lightweight title
- Xander Zayas won against Ronald Cruz: Super-welterweight
- Henry Lebron defeated Carlos Ramos: Super-featherweight
- Omar Rosario won against Jan Rivera: Super-lightweight
Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez: match events & post-match reactions
Taylor dominated the opening rounds with a strong start, in which he was able to establish his distance by maintaining his center position and employing the jab, but Teofimo gradually found ways to exploit the champion’s weaknesses in order to begin exploring his options. Despite the fact that he was at a disadvantage due to his height and reach, Teofimo was able to create space and progress until he was able to deny his opponent any further options.
Teofimo, who had just lost to George Kambosos and had just had a very terrible fight against Spain’s Sandor Martin, was able to box and counterpunch his way to a much-needed victory that got him back into the elite league. However, Teofimo made it clear that he will deal with some personal issues before disclosing which well-known opponents he would like to face in the future.