Timothy Bradley has urged Teofimo Lopez to face one man after dethroning Rolando Romero for the WBA welterweight strap.

‘The Takeover’ became a three-division world champion last weekend, claiming a majority decision victory over ‘Rolly’ in his first outing at 147lbs.

While Romero was always dangerous, and even hurt his man in round five, it was Lopez who ultimately proved the busier and more skilful operator.

As a result, the 29-year-old is now eager to secure unification matches against either Devin Haney, Liam Paro or the winner of Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn, which takes place at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12.

At the same time, though, Lopez could soon be ordered to face mandatory challenger Jack Catterall, who claimed his WBA ‘regular’ title with a unanimous decision victory over Shakhram Giyasov in May.

Before that, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza had ruled that the winner would earn his shot at the full welterweight belt within 180 days of their contest taking place.

And while, admittedly, a title defence by November 19 seems entirely unrealistic, Bradley has nonetheless expressed his desire for Lopez to face leading contender Catterall.

“Teo, you gotta face Jack Catterall next. Yeah, you gotta honour that [mandatory duty]. You just got the belt, right? You gotta defend that title against Jack Catterall.

“He’s been waiting patiently, and it’s his time and his opportunity.”

While Catterall does, indeed, appear to be in a strong position with the WBA, Lopez’ manager Keith Connolly is actively exploring a route for the American to swerve his mandatory duty and chase more lucrative opportunities.

LIVE COVERAGE

World Boxing News provides results and updates as Mikaela Mayer faces Chantelle Cameron in a super welterweight world title fight at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.

Mayer and Cameron collide over ten rounds with the WBC, WBA and WBO super welterweight titles on the line in the main event of MVPW-06.

The card also features Caroline Dubois defending the WBC and WBO lightweight titles against Amelia Moore, while Terri Harper faces Miranda Reyes over eight rounds.

WBN provides live results and updates from every bout as they happen.

Scorecards:

Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron
Caroline Dubois vs. Amelia Moore

Live Results

All times are local BST.

20:06

Terri Harper blasted out Miranda Reyes in two rounds to announce herself at super lightweight. Harper is aiming to win a world title in a fourth weight class and made the perfect start to life at 140 pounds.

A crushing right hand did the damage, with Reyes out of it when the referee stopped her on her feet.

19:45

A nervous Tysie Gallagher came through Brandi Robinson in a super bantamweight bout that could easily have been a draw. Gallagher got the nod after eight rounds 77-75 on the referee’s card after being warned more than once that she wasn’t doing enough.

18:56

Neeraj Goyatwho was once lined up to fight Amir Khan, secured a six-round points win over Yessin Koulali at super lightweight.

18:11

Scott Melvin recorded a sixth round stoppage over Dylan Cheema at lightweight. Melvin’s C.V. reads 13-1 after inflicting a fouth defeat on Cheema.

17:52

Shannon Courtenay and Ebony Cotton fought to a draw over six rounds. The former WBA bantamweight champion and Cotton battled to a stalemate despite Courtenay seemingly doing enough.

Referee Chris Dean scored the contest 57-57 as Courtenay moved to 11-3-1, while Cotton is now 2-2-1.

17:26

Gemma Richardson got the victory against Kirstie Bavington via a six-round decision. The super lightweight made it five straight victories with an assured performance against the game Bavington.

17:01

Hamza Uddin and Brandon Bethell scored early wins as the action got underway in Birmingham.

Uddin defeated Jemsi Kibazange at flyweight, while Bethell scored a decision over Jorge Huerta in the super lightweight division.

TV Coverage and Remaining Bouts

The event is available live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and ESPN+ in the United States.

Remaining bouts:

• Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron — WBC and WBO super welterweight titles, 10 rounds
• Caroline Dubois vs. Amelia Moore — WBC and WBO lightweight titles, 10 rounds
• Reina Tellez vs. Jessica Barry — featherweight, 10 rounds

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While unsurprisingly naming Deontay Wilder as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history, Tyson Fury included another former opponent in his version of the all-time top 10.

‘The Gypsy King’ completed an epic trilogy with Wilder in 2021suffering two fourth-round knockdowns before halting his American foe in the 11th frame.

Their rematch, on the other hand, was far less competitive, as Fury dished out a surprisingly one-sided seven-round beatdown against the formidable knockout artist the previous year.

As for their first encounter, in 2018, Fury was once again compelled to survive two knockdowns, only to come away from Los Angeles with a controversial draw.

But while Wilder certainly made a fierce impression on the Brit, it was perhaps less apparent that Wladimir Klitschko also managed to impose his power.

The Ukrainian defended his unified crown against Fury in 2015, entering their showdown as a sizable favourite and nailed-on Hall of Famer.

It therefore came as a major upset when Fury dethroned his rivalfiddling his way to a unanimous decision victory after barely getting caught with anything significant.

Based on the shots that did land, though, the 38-year-old has told ALF Global that Klitschko should be considered among the greatest heavyweight punchers of all time.

“Wilder [was the biggest puncher]for sure. Wilder was a very big puncher – probably the biggest puncher in heavyweight history – but Wladimir Klitschko is also in the top 10 of all-time punchers – Dr Steelhammer.”

While Wilder is surely in the consensus top 10, Klitschko was more of a jab-and-grab technician and is rarely mentioned in the same power-punching context as the likes of Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Earnie Shavers.