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American Teofimo Lopez became a three-weight world champion by taking Rolando Romero’s WBA ‘Super’ welterweight world title at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday in Las Vegas.<\/b><\/p>\n
Lopez, who has previously held world titles at lightweight and light-welterweight, secured a majority decision but declined to call out Briton Jack Catterall as his first defence. <\/p>\n
The 29-year-old instead wants to fight the winner of the upcoming WBC title fight<\/a> between holder Ryan Garcia and English challenger Conor Benn, or pursue another unification bout with Australia’s IBF champion Liam Paro.<\/p>\n “September 12th, right?” he said, referring to Garcia’s fight with Benn,<\/a> which is scheduled to take place in the same Las Vegas ring. <\/p>\n “So, you got Ryan Garcia versus Conor Benn. That’s the next one. We’ll see what happens there. If Conor wins, it’s a great fight to take across the pond [the Atlantic ocean]. <\/p>\n “I think I’d rather wait for Devin [Haney, WBO champion] at the end. <\/p>\n “So, it’ll either be Liam Paro next or the winner out of Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.”<\/p>\n Chorley fighter Catterall holds the WBA ‘Regular’ belt, which makes him next in line to fight Lopez unless the WBA decides to overlook him in favour of a unification bout.<\/p>\n Catterall was quick to respond, posting on X:, external<\/span><\/a> “Congratulations Teofimo Lopez but I will be taking that belt 100%. Let’s Gooo.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n