Teofimo Lopez beat Arnold Barboza Jr. by unanimous decision on Friday, May 2, 2025, in Times Square in New York, and kept the WBO junior welterweight title. The judges scored it 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110.
It was the first loss of Barboza’s career, and he fell to 32-1. Lopez moved to 22-1 with 13 knockouts.
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How Lopez beat Barboza
Lopez used his speed and reflexes early, slipping punches and landing counters, ESPN reported. By the late rounds Barboza needed a knockout, and he did not have the power to get one.
| Lopez | Barboza | |
|---|---|---|
| Punches landed | 127 | 71 |
| Punches thrown | 574 | 426 |
| Scorecards | 116-112, 116-112, 118-110 |
Barboza had earned the fight with a split decision over Jack Catterall in February 2025. Lopez used his interview after the win to call out Jaron “Boots” Ennis.
What this page called before the fight
These are the bets this page published before the fight, quoted as they were, with how each one settled.
| Bet as published | How it settled |
|---|---|
| Teofimo Lopez Jr. (-240) | Won |
| Over 10.5 rounds (-450) | Won: the fight went 12 rounds |
| Will the fight go the distance? Yes (-450) | Won |
| Lopez via decision (-125) | Won |
| Fight to go the distance (-450) | Won |
The -240 price implied a 70.6% chance of a Lopez win, and -450 implied 81.8% that the fight would go the distance.
What Lopez did next
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record after |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2026 | Shakur Stevenson, Madison Square Garden | Lost by unanimous decision (119-109 on all three cards); lost the WBO title | 22-2 |
| August 22, 2026 | Rolando Romero, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas | Won by majority decision (114-114, 115-113, 116-112); won the WBA welterweight title | 23-2 |
The Romero win, in his first fight at welterweight, made Lopez a champion in three weight classes. On September 22, 2026, the WBA ordered him to defend that title against Jack Catterall, the man Barboza beat to earn this fight, with a negotiation period that closes on October 22.
No Lopez fight is on ESPN’s boxing schedule, updated September 24, 2026, so this page names no price. The next big cards are in our boxing odds and predictions, and to compare the books that price boxing, see our sportsbook reviews.