Teofimo Lopez takes on Steve Claggett in the main event live from James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida on Saturday, June 29. The contest pits Brooklyn’s two-division world champion against the challenger of Canada.
26-year-old Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) makes the second defense of his WBO 140-pound title. 35-year-old Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) of Calgary, Alberta makes his first attempt to become champion. The world championship bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
In the ten-round co-main event, Cuban former world champion Robeisy Ramirez (13-2, 8 KOs) faces Mexico’s Brandon Leon Benitez (21-2, 9 KOs) for NABO featherweight title. The latter missed weight and is ineligible to take the belt in case of his victory.
Among the Lopez vs Claggett undercard bouts, Nico Ali Walsh (10-1, 5 KOs) of Chicago and Sona Akale (9-1, 4 KOs) of Minneapolis meet in a six-round rematch at middleweight. Akale defeated Walsh via majority decision last August. The full lineup can be found below.
Teofimo Lopez vs Steve Claggett results
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Main card
- Teofimo Lopez def. Steve Claggett by unanimous decision (120-108, 120-108, 119-109) – retains WBO super lightweight title | Watch highlights
- Robeisy Ramirez def. Brandon Leon Benitez by KO (R7 at 2:46) | Watch highlights
- Nico Ali Walsh def. Sona Akale by unanimous decision (58-55, 57-56, 57-56)
Prelims
- Emiliano Vargas def. Jose Zaragoza by TKO (R1 at 1:32)
- Elvis Rodriguez def. Jino Rodrigo by unanimous decision (98-91, 98-91, 97-92)
- Lorenzo Medina def. Detrailous Webster by unanimous decision (60-54, 60-53, 59-55)
- Rohan Polanco def. Luis Hernandez Ramos by TKO (R2 at 2:28)
- Yan Santana def. Brandon Valdes by unanimous decision (98-91, 96-93, 98-91)
- Euri Cedeno def. Dormedes Potes by KO (R1 at 0:58)