Teofimo will make his next title defense on June 29 in Miami
The fight between the WBO light welterweight world champion, an American, has received official confirmation Teofimo Lopez (19–1, 13 KOs) and the Canadian Steve Claggett (20-3-1, 14 KOs).
Teofimo will make his next title defense on June 29 in Miami. The event will take place at the James L. Knight Center entertainment complex.
Let us remind you that the fight between Lopez and Claggett became known in March. The parties had already reached a consensus, but it took time to agree on all the details.
Last June, Teofimo announced that he was retiring as a boxer and renouncing the championship title, but later changed his mind about leaving boxing and announced his readiness to defend his belt. The American managed to challenge the absolute world lightweight champion Devin Haney.
On the night of February 9, 2024, Lopez retained his WBO junior welterweight title by defeating Jemaine Ortiz by unanimous decision.
𝐌𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑. @TeofimoLopez will defend his WBO and Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight world titles against Steve Claggett on Saturday, June 29 🚨🌴#TeofimoClaggett | On-sale May 22 pic.twitter.com/ReMmDyuyG9
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 20, 2024
Source: Sportarena
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