Modern York – when he is focused, few warriors can compete with Teofimo Lopez.

The flash of the world champion in two divisions materialized in the ring against the previously undefeated Arnold Barboz Jr. Lopez, he led the unanimous decision to maintain the WBO Junior championships on Friday in the unique Times Square surroundings.

Lopez (22-1, 13 KO) routinely beats Barboza to hit, easily avoided the opponent’s crime and was too qualified. The judges won the fight 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110 for Lopez.

Lopez, fighting with Las Vegas, won a unanimous decision over Steve Claggett. But Lopez has faced questions about achieving full potential in the last few fights.

He stopped these fears to relax with the dominant performance against a skillful boxer who was undefeated.

Barboza (32-1) entered the fight after the impressive victory of the switchgear over Jacek Cattell in February. After years of willingness to fight Lopez, Barboza finally got this opportunity, but he quickly realized that he was not ready for a challenge against “taking over”.

Lopez’s physical advantages were presented early, because it was elusive, sliding with blows and often landing meters. Barboza worked difficult to pull in inside, but he could not keep up with the extremely talented Lopez.

As long as long -lasting rounds, Lopez found a rhythm, mixing some showboating with his exact accuracy, while Barboza tried to find his trail.

With a thorough stab, powerful right hand counterattack and piercing reflexes, Lopez was too huge for his rival. At the end of the rounds, it was perceptible that Barboza needed a knockout, but the lack of power of a warrior in California made the result very unlikely.

Lopez developed Barboza, landing 127 out of 574 blows. Barboz could not keep up, and only 71 blows landed 426.

Lopez is looking for major obstacles with the victory and was caused by the unbeaten unified champion of welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis.

“You know me guys, I’m going after tough challenges,” said Lopez. “I want to see shoes. I’m an explorer and I’m looking for shoes.”

Ryan Garcia says he is still open to fight Devin Haney in a rematch or back with Rolando “Rolly” Romero after losing on Friday evening. Garcia (24-2, 20 KO) leaves it to fans to decide. Garcia would look bad to leave his loss to Romero (17-3, 13 Kos) without trying to avenge him first.

Romero knocked down Garcia in the second round on his way to the 12-round unanimous decision at Times Square, Novel York. Ryan says he didn’t feel that he was “progressing” in battle. He looked tender and tired. Garcia’s forceful power in its last fight with Haney has disappeared. Some fans of boxing in social media say that his needy performance is a sign that he has lost power now when there is no PED.

Selection of fans?

If Ryan leaves the defeat against Rolly, without trying to avenge him, he will look bad. An attempt to see the fight between him and Haney after losing will make it challenging.

“Whatever fans want. If they want me to run away from Rolly, let’s do it. If they want me to go back to Devin, let’s do it,” said Ryan Garcia during Press conference after the fight After losing to Rolando Romero on Friday evening, asked if he still wants to fight Devin Haney or face Rolando in a rematch.

Ryan must take responsibility for his own decisions instead of leaving them to the fan. It’s his career. He will not be able to make the fans forget about their loss by fighting Haney.

“I’m ready to try any of them again. I couldn’t get to myself in a training camp,” said Ryan. “I didn’t feel like I had more conditions or more energy. I didn’t feel that I was in any way. I mentioned Derrick and we started to invent it.

“We only had five weeks. It was one of those things in which I didn’t know what was going on. I don’t know why I couldn’t get a progressive focus in the camp. We were still training, but nothing clicked,” said Garcia.

By: Sean Crose

After a year -round suspension for the forbidden substance in his system, both before and after the fight with Devin Haney in 2024, Ryan Garcia finally returned to the ring on Friday evening. His opponent was the robust and forthright Rolando Romero. The fight, planned for a half -weight of 12, was the main event of a strange card, which took place a little on Times. 16-2 Romero and Garcia 24-1 immediately started to trade Jabs in the first. Romero tried to work on the body, but it seemed that the higher Garcia won the chapter.

The double left hook suddenly sent a garcia to the mat in the second. Garcia got up quickly, but it was clear that he did not intend to move to an straightforward victory. The pace slightly slowed down in the third and the things remained close. Every man fought carefully on the fourth, although Garcia was able to land pristine, burning stabs. Romero was more vigorous from two fighters in the fifth. Romero focused on the body in the sixth. In the seventh round it was clear that Romero gave Garcia real trouble. Despite this, Garcia can largely thanks to his stab.

Both fighters remained cautious with the power of each other at the eighth, although Garcia was killed. Romero looked like he could be a more vigorous warrior in the ninth place. Until ten, it was long time ago that the fight was fighting at Romero’s pace. Even Garcia’s face betrayed the frustration. The eleventh was interrupted by edged body arrows with Romero. The twelfth and last round was surprising because Garcia did not seem particularly aggressive. The man was simply flawless. Fortunately, there were no judges of judges who rewarded Romero after the final bell unanimously winning.

Huge nervousness.