[Boxing- USA] 13.8/ 23:00 T.Lopez- P.Campos

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[Boxing- USA] 13.8/ 23:00 T.Lopez- P.Campos

After beating Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020, Teofimo Lopez became a boxing superstar, blasting his way onto the pound for pound list and forcing people to admit that he was probably the best lightweight in the world. Twenty-two months after his monumental win, though, Lopez, coming off an upset loss and trying out a new weight division, finds himself resuming a career where there are now so many questions.

Although he’s only had 17 pro fights, Lopez (16-1, 12 KOs) has had some big wins, including Lomachenko, Richard Commey and Masayoshi Nakatani. Despite his big power, he’s only scored one knockout in his last four fights, so it’ll be interesting to see how his punches affect fighters at the 140-pound limit.

Campa is 34-1-1 with 23 KOs, but the vast majority of his fights have come in Mexico against opponents you’ve never heard of. His lone loss came to an 11-8-1 fighter named Carlos Jimenez in 2017, and though he’s won eight of his last nine fights (the other being a draw), it’s hard to gauge how good he is because his opponents are so unknown. His 2015 unanimous decision victory against Aaron Herrera might be his best win.

I’d expect Lopez to be aggressive and try for the early knockout just so he can begin to wash away the disappointment of the past year. It’s unclear what Campa’s skill level is, but I don’t think he’ll give Lopez many problems (and if he does, boy, that’d be an indictment of where Lopez’s career currently stands). I think Lopez will look impressive and score the stoppage in the fifth round.

under 5,5 rounds @1,85 Bwin