The crowd was booing when Teofimo Lopez was crowned the victor in last night’s WBO super lightweight title fight against Jamaine Ortiz. Today, Anthony Taylor has voiced his opinion, echoing the same sentiment on social media. Lopez was seemingly outboxed by his super lightweight counterpart, but the judges didn’t see it that way!
As per the official scorecard from the fight, two judges scored the fight 115-113 in Lopez’s favor. But what caught everyone’s attention was the score from the third judge, who scored the fight 117-111, resulting in a unanimous decision win for Lopez. The WBO super lightweight champion managed to defend his title for the third time, but Taylor doesn’t think he is at the same level as Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis.
Jamaine Ortiz baffled by loss to Lopez
Turning to X (formerly Twitter), the Misfits light heavyweight champ wrote, “I’m going to say this [Teofimo Lopez] will never be as good as Tank and Haney.” While Taylor is confident about Lopez’s quality, the latter’s opponent was left baffled by the results of the fight. In fact, Ortiz remained out of Lopez’s grasp through the fight, so when Lopez won, Ortis had this to say!
“I stuck to the game plan – I listened to my corner, my team. I thought I was winning, I think I won the fight. What can I say? He couldn’t hit me. I was making him miss all night. 117-111 is just ridiculous,” said Ortiz. Despite all that, the newly crowned WBO super lightweight champion remained adamant about facing the best as his next opponent.
Teofimo Lopez: “You all can boo all you want”
Speaking to an ESPN representative during the post-fight interview, Lopez addressed the audience, stating, “You all can boo all you want,” and proceeded to direct a homophobic slur at the people present in the arena. “I am Champion, I am king, and the King stays King…,” Lopez continued.
When asked about what’s in the future for him, Lopez had the name ready to go! “I [will] fight Crawford at a catchweight, what’s up then,” said Lopez. “I’m ready, always been ready, I’m hungry, I’m younger, I’m prettier… two-time first male Undisputed world champion at 25,” he continued. Lopez had also called out Terence Crawford during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, claiming ‘Bud’ only fights weak opponents.
With Teofimo Lopez seeing a controversial decision win over Jamaine Ortiz, Anthony Taylor is confident Lopez ain’t in the same league as Davis and Haney. Meanwhile, Lopez wants Crawford next. What did you think about the result of the fight? Did you think Lopez won the fight?
