On May 2, 2025, Teófimo López (21-1, 13 KOs), the super-lightweight WBO and The Ring champion, defends his titles against fellow American challenger, Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs).
Teófimo López is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Steve Claggett, 10 months and 3 days ago. Arnold Barboza Jr. is on a 32-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jack Catterall, 2 months and 17 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Teófimo López at 99-1 winning odds. Arnold Barboza Jr. really doesn't have much to present against López.
Teófimo López defeated Arnold Barboza Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO and The Ring super-lightweight titles. López improves his record to 22-1, while Barboza Jr. adds a loss to his record at 32-1.