Teofimo Lopez has shocked the boxing world by claiming he wants to KILL Josh Taylor in the ring.
The two go head-to-head for Taylor’s WBO light-welterweight title in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden on June 10 – and the heat has already been cranked right up. New Yorker Lopez, a former world lightweight champion, hasn’t had a convincing performance since his wide points win against Vasiliy Lomachenko for the WBA, WBO and IBF belts in October 2020.
However, he lost his titles to George Kambosos Jr in November 2021. Moving up to the 140lb division, he was unimpressive in victories over also-rans Pedro Campo and Sandor Martin last year. Now his controversial comments could lead to disciplinary action for the 25-year-old, who’s seven years younger than Taylor.
