6/10 ESPN: "Ready to Die" Teofimo Lopez vs Josh Taylor (WBO & Ring Magazine Jr Welterweight Championship)

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Josh Taylor: Scotsman says fighting Teofimo Lopez in New York would be 'dream come true'​

By Andy BurkeBBC Scotland
Last updated on 24 February 2023

Josh Taylor says facing Teofimo Lopez at New York's Madison Square Garden would be "a dream come true".

Taylor has agreed terms to defend his WBO super-lightweight title against Lopez in New York on June 10.

The Garden is the frontrunner to host the bout and the Scot is excited at the prospect of fighting in one of boxing's most iconic arenas.

"New York, Madison Square Garden - the prospect of that is just amazing," Taylor told BBC Scotland.

"I always said as a kid, 'One day I'm going to fight in Madison Square Garden' and potentially here we are.

"The prospect of that is unbelievable. It's another one ticked off the bucket list, another dream come true.

"No matter how you look at it, this is a big fight. Teofimo Lopez is a big name, a big fighter and a very successful fighter.

"I'm a big name in boxing now, I'm a big fighter, a successful fighter and I'm a great fighter as well. These two styles are going to clash and it's going to make for an amazing fight."

'It's going to be a firecracker'​

Taylor was due to face English rival Jack Catterall before a foot injury for the Tartan Tornado caused the long-awaited rematch to be postponed.

He believes that fight will "definitely happen" in the future, but for now he is relishing the prospect of testing himself against Lopez.

The American famously defeated Vasyl Lomachenko in 2020 and having become unified lightweight world champion, Lopez has moved up in an attempt to become a two-weight world champion.

Taylor believes the aggressive front-foot styles of both men will make for a spectacular fight.

"I don't think this one is going to go the distance," said Taylor, who has fought just once - in the controversial first fight with Catterall - since becoming undisputed super-lightweight champion with victory over Jose Ramirez in May 2021.

"I think I can knock him out quite early on. With his style, his make-up, his repertoire of punches, what he's got in the closet, I know what he's going to bring.

"I know he's going to come straight out and go for it, I know I'm not going to have to go looking for him. I'm that kind of fighter as well, you don't really have to go looking for me too much either.

"It's going to be a firecracker and there's definitely going to be a few big bombs getting thrown and landed so it's going to be a very exciting fight."

 

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This should be good when it happens. I think Taylor will do enough to win but I reserve the right to change my prediction.

 

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Taylor by KO

 

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Taylor by KO

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Is this the end of Lopez?

Beach grid iron and muscle up/pull up YouTube videos after this loss?

 

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Taylor retires Teo.

 

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June 10: Xander Zayas-Ronald Cruz Junior Middleweight Clash Added as Co-Feature to Josh Taylor-Teofimo Lopez Title Showdown at The Theater at Madison Square Garden LIVE on ESPN Tickets are ON SALE NOW at Ticketmaster.com Taylor-Lopez and Zayas-Cruz will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

NEW YORK (April 12, 2023) —Junior middleweight phenom Xander Zayas is set to shine on the eve of Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. Zayas will return in a 10-round re-scheduled battle against Ronald “Diablo” Cruz Saturday, June 10 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Zayas-Cruz will serve as the co-feature to the junior welterweight showdown between WBO and Ring Magazine champion Josh Taylor and former unified and lineal lightweight king Teofimo Lopez. Taylor-Lopez and Zayas-Cruz will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Promoted by Top Rank, tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. Zayas (15-0, 10 KOs), from San Juan, Puerto Rico, is on the fast track to super stardom. He signed with Top Rank at 16 and has maintained an unblemished record. He is coming off an impressive 2022 that included eight-round decision wins over Quincy LaVallais and Alexis Salazar, along with a fifth-round TKO against Elias Espadas. The 20-year-old was originally scheduled to face Cruz in the April 1 co-feature to the Robeisy Ramirez-Isaac Dogboe main event, but a training injury forced him to withdraw. Zayas is ready to settle unfinished business on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade atop an undercard that will feature several of his countrymen. "I cannot wait to fight at Madison Square Garden in front of my people on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. This is a dream come true," Zayas said. "Ronald Cruz is a tough, durable fighter, and I expect the best version of him on June 10." Cruz (18-2-1, 12, KOs) is a Los Angeles native who has never been stopped as a pro. After suffering his first loss in 2015, he went 16-0 before drawing against Kevin Ottley in 2021. In his last fight, the eight-year pro went 10 competitive rounds in a unanimous decision loss to Damian Sosa. “I’m beyond excited to be fighting Xander Zayas," Cruz said. "My whole life I’ve been waiting for this opportunity to test myself against top opposition on the biggest of stages. I look forward to starting a new rivalry, El Salvador against Puerto Rico. June 10, you will have two hungry lions battling it out. I can’t wait.” The undercard, streaming live and exclusively on ESPN+, features two all-Puerto Rico battles. Henry “Moncho” Lebron (17-0, 10 KOs) takes on Christian Tapia (15-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round junior lightweight tilt. Lebron is coming off wide decision wins over Andy Vences and Luis Lebron, while Tapia looks to rebound from a competitive decision defeat to Cleveland standout Thomas Mattice. Promising prospect Omar Rosario (10-0, 3 KOs) squares off against Jan Carlos Rivera (8-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round junior welterweight bout. Rivera has won four straight fights since a decision loss inside the MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble. The loaded undercard action also features pair of rising stars in eight-rounders, both of whom fought on the Shakur Stevenson-Shuichiro Yoshino bill in Newark, New Jersey. Brooklyn featherweight prodigy Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (7-0, 4 KOs), who knocked out Brandon Chambers in the second round, makes his third appearance at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Polish heavyweight dynamo Damian Knyba (11-0, 7 KOs), who stopped Curtis Harper in the eighth round, will fight an opponent to be named.

 

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