WBO gentle welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez’s potential title protection in opposition to No. 4 Subriel Matias on March 15 may air on common ESPN, not PPV. That is excellent news for followers, who would in any other case be reluctant to dig deep to pay to see this struggle.
Lance Pugmire of Boxingscene experiences that Teofimo’s promoter, Bob Arum of High Rank, will not be eager on placing this struggle on PPV because of the piracy problem that has arisen. This reduces promoters’ income, making some occasions much less engaging to put behind a paywall.
Lopez vs. Matias: no PPV
What compounds the issue is that Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) and former IBF gentle welterweight champion Matias (21-2, 21 KOs) are usually not PPV fighters. That is sadly not a struggle worthy of a pay-per-view. Matias will not be a family identify in the USA and Teofimo has been inconsistent in his fights over the previous 4 years.
For Teofimo to compete in a PPV struggle, he wants somebody common, like one among these fighters:
– Ryan Garcia
-Devin Haney
–Gervonta Davis
-Shakur Stevenson
–Terence Crawford
–Jaron Ennis
None of those guys have proven any curiosity in preventing Teo, which is comprehensible as a result of he isn’t dangerous. Moreover, he has had a string of controversial victories over the previous 5 years that make him dangerous within the struggle. The very last thing these guys want is to be the goal of a hometown determination in opposition to Lopez.
You simply do not know what you are going to get with Teo. He appears to be like nice, then appears to be like horrible in opposition to the opposition, designed for showcase functions. His conduct exterior the ring is unusual, he says unusual issues in interviews.
Teofimo wants PR coach to offer him speaking factors for his interviews and management his tendency to be an influence mouth, making it seem to be he is coming from left area.
Teo’s lack of attractiveness
Though Teofimo, 27, is a two-division world champion, he has didn’t turn into an enormous attraction because of his loss to George Kambosos, controversial selections in opposition to Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin and lack of fights in opposition to famend opponents.
Lopez has solely fought one common fighter in his nine-year profession, Vasily Lomachenko, who he final fought 5 years in the past in 2020.
Matias, 32, promoted by Matchroom, misplaced his IBF 140-pound title to Liam Paro, dropping by unanimous determination over 12 rounds on June 15 final yr in Manati, Puerto Rico. Matias didn’t carry out effectively on this defeat, getting kicked out and manhandled by Paro. In Matias’ final struggle, he stopped Roberto Ramirez within the second spherical on November 9.
Lopez’s final 5 contests
–Steve Claggett: UD 12
– Jamaïne Ortiz: UD 12 [*controversial]
– Josh Taylor: UD 12
– Sandor Martin: SD 10 [*controversial]
– Pedro Campa: TKO 7
Teofimo wants to maneuver as much as welterweight and tackle one of many world champions, like Brian Norman or Eimantas Stanionis. IBF champion Jaron Ennis is reportedly not fascinated about preventing Lopez, however he may change his thoughts if he will get his arms on a belt. Ennis is hungry for the belt.
In case you’re High Rank, you should be banging your head and questioning how one can flip Lopez right into a workers member. He is been down since his solely main profession victory in opposition to Lomachenko.
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