Teofimo Lopez called out WBA light welterweight champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, saying he wants him next after successfully defending his WBO 140-lb title last Saturday night with a one-sided twelve-round unanimous decision over Steve Claggett in Miami, Florida.
Lopez Wants ‘Pitbull’ Cruz Next
Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) will need to defend better against ‘Pitbull Cruz than he did against Claggett (38-8-2, 26 KOs) because the challenger hit him a lot in their twelve-round fight. At the end of the fight, Lopez had swelling over both eyes and looked like he’d been through a war at the James L. Knight Center.
The scores were 120-108, 120-108, and 119-109.
“I don’t care how I look. As long as my hand gets raised at the end of it,” said a beat-up-looking Teofimo Lopez to the media last Saturday night after his win over stay-busy opponent Steve Claggett in Miami.
“Bob [Arum] said I did well. He didn’t look too happy. F*** it. I’m your only last star available,” said Teofimo about his promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank. “You got to deal with it.
“F*** yeah, I’m ready for it,” said Lopez when asked if he wants to fight WBA light welterweight champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz next. “I’m 26. I’m still learning in this game.
Lopez Challenges Crawford
“Yes, I do,” said Lopez when asked if he wanted to fight Terence Crawford. “Nobody is going to fight like Steve Claggett. There’s only one fighter that is going to fight like him a little bit, and he’s smaller, and that’s Pitbull Cruz. Other than that, no other fighter fights that way at all. They all box.
“Crawford boxes. He doesn’t really slug in there. I do these types of fights for a reason,” said Lopez, justifying his decision to face Claggett.
