Teofimo Lopez

Teofimo Lopez is an American boxer who is best known as the current unified lightweight world champion. He represented Honduras as an amateur at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Teofimo has been ranked as the world’s second-best active lightweight by Transitional Boxing Ranking Board. Likewise, BoxRec, ESPN, and The Ring magazine also ranked him as the world’s second-best lightweight.

10 Facts On Teofimo Lopez:

1. Teofimo Lopez is the son of Teofimo Lopez Sr. who began training him at the age of 6 years old. His father is a Honduran immigrant who resides in Brooklyn, New York.
2. On July 30, 1997, Lopez was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The 23-years-old is a height of 5 feet 8 inches.
3. Lopez held the IBF title since 2019 and the WBO, WBA (Super), and Ring magazine titles since October 2020 in the lightweight class.
4. The Brooklyn native boxer Teofima holds the nationality of America. He weighs around 135 pounds (61kg).
5. Teofimo has a tattoo “MCMXVI” on his chest which looks good on him. The number on his chest actually means 1916, however, he has not revealed the meaning of the tattoo.
6. Talking about his love life, he is married to his wife Cynthia Lopez on April 23. His wife is originally from Nicaragua who works as a stewardess.
7. Lopez’s fans and followers can reach his bio, personal details including parents, and birthday on Wikipedia.
8. In November 2013, he joined Instagram where he has obtained 259k followers on Instagram. He often shares stills from his matches and training.
9. Teofimo has played 16 matches in which he has won all matches with 12 knockouts. He defeated the Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko and earned the biggest won of his career.
10. Moving towards his achievements, he won National Golden Gloves at 2015 Las Vegas in lightweight. Moreover, he defeated the undefeated Japanese boxer, Masayoshi Nakatani, in July 2019.