By: Sean Crose

Teofimo Lopez returned to the ring on Friday evening to fight Arnold Barboza in defense of his WBO semi -edited weight title. The throws are scheduled for championship 12, but the location of the match – Smack Dab in the middle of the square – made the fight immediately. However, this would be a action in the ring, would determine how the fight will be remembered. 21-1 Lopez fired crunchy stabs in the first, while 32-0 Barboza was looking for holes. Lopez landed firmly left to his body before the end of Round. Both men traded in the second, though nothing special attention. Lopez gave his shots more effectively in the third.

While Barboza was certainly in battle, in the fourth round it was clear that Lopez had given his man. Lopez took a little in fifth place. However, Barboza has not yet been broken. Indeed, he marked Lopez in the sixth. However, it was not enough to change the course of things, because the seventh barbose hesitated to throw himself again. The truth was that Lopez had a good night for himself. When the eighth went to the ninth, the fight fell into a straightforward pattern of Lopez’s impact without hitting.

When the fight was over, Barboza hesitated, while Lopez basically fired at will. His performance in the ninth round was a master class. Barboza tried to land on Lopez in tenth, but Lopez was able to avoid shots. Lopez still impressed in eleventh. No wonder that the defendant Master traveled through the twelfth and final round. It was a result that Lopez brought a unanimous win in the decision.

Three main fighting card is distinguished by a boxing show at Times Square in Novel York on Friday (DAZN PPV).

Ryan Garcia will face Rolando Romero in the main event, a 12-round combination of welterweight. The former unquestioned master of lightweight Devin Haney will face the former champion of the welterweight champion Jose Ramirez in the co-or-maan event, and Teofiimo Lopez defends his title WBO Junior Sitter in a welterweight against Arnold Barboz Jr., transient title owner.

Garcia defeated Haney with the decision of the majority in April 2024, dropping Haney with powerful left hooks three times. But the result was changed to the lack of a lack of a lack of a positive test result for the prohibited substance, for which he received an annual suspension. Both Garcia and Haney will fight for the first time since the meeting at Barclays Center.

If they both win on Friday, the rematch is a card for later this year.

Lopez won the title, defeating Josh Taylor in June 2023 and will organize his third defense. Lopez had two average performances against Jamaine Ortiz in February 2024 and with Steve Claggett four months later. Barboza went to Manchester in England in February and defeated Jacek Cattell’s local favorite with a divided decision to win the WBO transient belt.

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George Groves wants Chris Eubank Jr. He retired, instead of taking a rematch with Conor Bennem. Believes that Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KO) saw his “best days” and notes that he was hospitalized for two days after a 12-round unanimous victory over Bennem (23-1, 14 KO) on April 26 in London.

Why retire now?

GROVES states it “No other great fights” They are available to 35-year-old Eubank Jr., so he wants to see how he left this sport after winning and great withdrawal. However, Eubank Jr. He is not going to retire. He wants a rematch with Benne and a potentially great fight against Canelo Alvarez in 2026. It seems that Groves is trying to interrupt Eubank Jr. Create a dynasty with money that will earn from a rematch and other well -paid fights.

Eubank Jr. He threw absurd muscles for medium weight in the last two rounds. Benn was buried with activity and close to stopping in both rounds.

The exit is excluded by Eubank Jr

– round 11: 109 strokes and landed 52
– round 12: 122 blows and landed 57

Eubank Jr. He showed that the newborn man could not match him. In the first three rounds Benn had moments throwing a single right pot. But Conor was helpless after Eubank Jr. He changed his fighting style, forcing the fight inwards. He couldn’t do anything. It is not a combined blow and only throws his right hands with power.

Benn could not get any power from close range, because he had to be outside to generate strength on his shots. Eubank Jr. He saw this disadvantage in Benn and used it.

Benn could only from time to time shots from the fourth round to twelve, when Eubank Jr. It moves outside, but rarely. Most of Benn’s damage on Chris Jra’s face took place in the first three rounds before he was adjusted to take the action inward.

“No, I don’t think they had a rematch. They had a fight. It was as large as it could be,” said Groves Sky Sports. “I think Eubank should retire,” said George Grows Sky sports boxing Conor Benn not to fight again that he wants to hang gloves.

“Eubank won. But I think he went straight to the hospital and did not return home to Monday morning. So I think he should leave his career. I think Eubank should retire. His best days are over, much next to him. But he had a huge night. He had a great payment. He had a great payment. There are no other fights that will get close.”

Benna’s weakness revealed

I don’t see Eubank Jr. He agrees with the recommendation of Groves to retire. Why would he? He knows how to defeat Conor and probably stop him in a rematch, starting faster. Instead of fighting Benn’s fight in the first three rounds, Eubank Jr. He will force him to war in close range and overwhelm with his activity.

As we saw, Benna’s weakness is his inability to throw combinations and fight inside. It won’t change. Eubank Jr. He knows the plan to defeat Benn and he will ruin him in a rematch. Promoter Eddie Hearn would do good to direct Conor from fighting Eubank Jr. because it will be worse.