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Teofimo Lopez Beats Rolando Romero to Win WBA Title

8/24/2026

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Summary

Lopez Captures Title

Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolando Romero to capture the WBA welterweight title.
The bout took place on August 22, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Judges scored 115-113 and 116-112 for Lopez, with a 114-114 draw.
Compubox recorded Lopez landing 124 punches, including 62 jabs, while Romero landed 73.
Romero cut Lopez’s right eye in round five, after which Lopez seized control in round six.

Summary

Lopez Targets Winner

Lopez announced he will target the winner of the September 12 WBC welterweight bout between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.
He said a fight with IBF champion Liam Paro is a possible next step.
Manager Keith Connolly, who also manages Benn, confirmed Lopez’s interest in a cross-Atlantic matchup.
Lopez emphasized he prefers to wait for a potential showdown with WBO champion Devin Haney later in the year.

History

Historical Context

The May 2 2015 Mayweather-Pacquiao bout at the MGM Grand set a modern boxing benchmark, selling 4.6 million PPV buys and delivering a $100 million guarantee for Mayweather, secured by Golden Boy Promotions. That blockbuster model, alongside Manny Pacquiao’s record-setting earnings, underpins manager Keith Connolly’s push for Teofimo Lopez’s August 22 2026 win to command similar multimillion-dollar deals and reshape the welterweight hierarchy.

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Lopez Captures Title

Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolando Romero to capture the WBA welterweight title.
The bout took place on August 22, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Judges scored 115-113 and 116-112 for Lopez, with a 114-114 draw.
Compubox recorded Lopez landing 124 punches, including 62 jabs, while Romero landed 73.
Romero cut Lopez’s right eye in round five, after which Lopez seized control in round six.

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