On the night of June 11 in New York at the Madison Square Garden arena, the fight took place between the former absolute world champions Briton Josh Taylor and American Teofimo Lopez. Lopez won the fight for the WBO light welterweight belt by unanimous decision.. During the fight, Lopez dominated the ring, significantly outperforming his opponent in punches.. The Briton tried to answer, but Teofimo masterfully defended himself with his body.

In the second half of the fight, Lopez increased the pressure on the opponent. After a series of blows from Teofimo in the ninth round, Taylor was on the ropes. At the end of the fight, Lopez was close to knocking down his opponent. In one of the episodes, he effectively hit the British chin with a powerful blow from the right.

Taylor managed to hold out until the final bell, after which the judges unanimously recorded the victory of Lopez: 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111. Combat Overview.

Thus, Lopez became the new WBO and The Ring light welterweight world champion..

He has 19 wins (13 by knockout) and one loss in the professional ring.. Taylor suffered the first defeat of his career. The Briton also has 19 wins (13 by knockout). Recall that in October 2020, Lopez defeated the Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko in the battle for the title of absolute world champion in lightweight.. However, in the next fight, the American lost to the Australian George Kambosos, losing all his belts.. After the defeat, Teofimo decided to change the weight category.