Teofimo Lopez Defeats Josh Taylor to Become Undisputed Junior Welterweight Champion | #boxing #teofimolopez #joshtaylor #undisputed #juniorwelterweight
Teofimo Lopez defeated Josh Taylor by unanimous decision on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion. Lopez, who was making his first defense of his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles, won by scores of 115-113, 115-113, and 117-111.
Taylor, who was the WBC champion, came into the fight as the underdog, but he gave Lopez a tough fight. The two fighters were evenly matched throughout the contest, but Lopez was able to land the cleaner punches in the later rounds.
With the victory, Lopez becomes the first fighter in the four-belt era to unify the junior welterweight division. He is also the first fighter to defeat Taylor, who had been undefeated in 18 professional fights.