Teofimo Lopez is finalizing a deal to defend his WBO gentle welterweight title towards former IBF champ Subriel Matias on March fifteenth. If the combat will get made, Lopez-Matias will headline on ESPN+ PPV.
This can be a robust combat for Teofimo, who has had a few shut calls in fights towards Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin since 2022.
“Teofimo Lopez and Subriel Matias are finalizing a deal for a March 15 combat for Lopez’s WBO junior welterweight title, sources instructed ESPN. Combat will headline ESPN+ PPV. No location but for this motion combat between one of many sport’s high fighters and a former champion,” mentioned Mike Coppinger on X.
It’s not the massive combat Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) has been pushing for from his Prime Rank promoters, nor one which’s pay-per-view worthy. Nonetheless, it’s a wonderful one for the hardcore boxing followers acquainted with the previous IBF champion Matias (21-2, 21 KOs), who misplaced his title earlier this yr in a 12-round determination defeat to Liam Paro on June fifteenth.
Paro roughed up Matias, shoving, holding, hitting behind the top, and utilizing motion to win an unsightly determination. Matias got here again to win his final combat, stopping Roberto Ramirez within the second spherical on November ninth.
