Teofimo Lopez is training with Team Canelo and remains sharp for a potential unification fight against IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins. This fight might not end well for “The Takeover” Lopez if he goes through with it.
Hitchins is like a combination of Shakur Stevenson, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Subriel Matias. He can do everything and is so hard to hit. I don’t see a good ending for Teofimo.
Time machine needed
Lopez says he feels “Rejuvenated” But for that he needs a time machine. He hasn’t looked good in so many years that it’s impossible to take him at face value. He’s an old 27-year-old, and it’s hard to believe he’s not in his late 30s considering how bad he’s looked since 2021.
Teo is still a good talker and can get fans excited about his fights in 2025, but when it comes to winning any of them, that’s only possible if he faces weak opponents. He’s become such a fighter – an Adrien Broner type who can still talk but can’t defend himself against a treat.
Canelo’s trainer Eddy Reynoso will have to be a magician to rejuvenate Teofimo and get him back to what he was years ago.
When Teo leaves 0-2 When he fights in 2025, Turki Al-Sheikh may feel some remorse for signing a three-fight contract. Looking at Teofimo’s struggles since 2021, you can’t expect much from him other than defeats and poor performances. Hardcore boxing fans are aware that Teo is on the downside of his career and will no longer be the fighter he once was.
Claggett disaster
Teo looked like he had been attacked after his last fight against journeyman Steve Claggett last July and was completely beaten up in a hell of a performance.
They could give Lopez a break because he looks terrible against Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin, George Kambosos and Pedro Campa because they are good fighters. But there’s no excuse for Teo fighting Claggett with both eyes almost closed due to the swelling.
Lopez’s three-fight schedule
- Richardson Hitchins
- Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
- The final in February 2026
If Teofimo loses to Boots in October, his fight will be against the loser Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney 2 in February.
Loser’s Bracket beckons
It’s likely that Lopez will end up in the losers bracket, ready for the Skidrow fight against Haney. This is a winnable fight for Teofimo, but only because Haney can’t take a punch.
WBO 140-pound champion Tefoimo (21-1, 13 KOs) is hoping to get 2025 off to a good start by facing undefeated Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) and then the IBF 147-pound champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis fights in the OK
WBO 140-pound champion Teo is a good basic champion, but he is no longer the fighter he was five years ago. Maybe he wasn’t a great talent to begin with, but he’s been going downhill since 2020.
Three fights, three defeats?
“We just execute and take over. It’s a great year for me. I feel rejuvenated. These are exciting fights that we are looking forward to and would like to win,” said Teofimo Lopez Fight Hub TV about his plans to play a unification game in October against Richardson Hitchins and then Jaron “Boots” Ennis.
“I won’t fight until early summer. I want to play business this year. I want to make the right offers. Richardson Hitchins, Jaron Ennis and then the final. I fight a champion and then the big fight comes.
“He just needs to let go of his pride and his ego. Just play business,” Teofimo said when asked if we would see him and Gervonta Davis fight. If you really want to fight us, we’ll make it happen.”
A duo we should see more of 🥊🔥 pic.twitter.com/BHJV1JdAaF
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 19, 2025