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Teofimo Lopez wins WBA welterweight title vs Rolly Romero

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The WBA welterweight title bout between defending champion Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Teofimo Lopez took place on August 22, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event was broadcast via a joint pay-per-view partnership between DAZN and Amazon Prime Video. Heading into the fight, Lopez sought to become a three-division world champion in his welterweight debut, while Romero aimed to defend his title following a year of inactivity and a previous victory over Ryan Garcia. The matchup was marked by the deteriorated relationship between the two former training partners, who both stated they would set aside their personal history once the bout began. inactivity. At the official weigh-ins, Lopez met the 147-pound limit exactly, while Romero weighed in at 146.6 pounds. Lopez captured the WBA welterweight championship by defeating Romero via majority ~~decision. The judges' scorecards were~~ decision, with judges scoring the bout 116-112, 115-113, and 114-114. The ~~bout saw~~ fight featured significant momentum shifts; ~~Lopez controlled early rounds with his jab and body work, but~~ Romero ~~found success in the fifth round, landing~~ landed a heavy left hook in the fifth round that caused a deep cut over Lopez’s right eyebrow and momentarily wobbled him. ~~Despite this,~~ However, Lopez regained control in the later ~~rounds, utilizing~~ rounds using his ~~activity~~ jab and ~~movement to outpoint the champion. Statistics~~ body work. CompuBox statistics noted Lopez landed 124 ~~punches compared to Romero’s 73. With this victory, Lopez becomes~~ punches, including a ~~three-division world champion, improving his professional record~~ career-high 62 jabs, compared to ~~23-2.~~ 73 from Romero. Following the ~~match,~~ victory, Lopez expressed interest in pursuing undisputed status or further unifications in the ~~welterweight~~ division, potentially targeting fighters such as Devin Haney or Liam ~~Paro.~~ Paro, supported by a four-fight agreement with DAZN. Romero, whose record fell to 17-3, expressed ~~disagreement~~ dissatisfaction with the decision, suggesting the outcome was ~~a ‘robbery’ or~~ influenced by ~~politics. On the same card, Gary Antonio Russell secured~~ politics or a ‘robbery.’ While Romero has demanded an immediate rematch, Lopez has declined the ~~interim WBA super bantamweight title via unanimous decision over Victor Santillan.~~ request to focus on division unification.

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