Teofimo Lopez dominates Rolly Romero to become three-division world champion

It was Lopez who showed up to fight all 12 rounds and beyond the fifth round, dominating with the jab and outboxing Romero to win by majority decision (114-114, 116-112, 115-113)  to become a three-division world champion.

Don't let two of the judges' scorecards make you think the fight was too competitive. 

Lopez (23-2, 13 KOs) stuck to the game plan in throwing the jab, going to the body and finding a home for the straight right hand. But the strategy nearly came apart in the fifth round when Romero's (17-3, 13 KOs) patented left hook wobbled Lopez. A follow-up right nearly sent Lopez to the mat, but he kept his balance and recovered.

From that point forward, Lopez went back to his plan of attack while Romero looked to be content on aiming just for the left hook that ended up not being there in the final 21 minutes of action.

DAZN News had live coverage of what happened throughout fight night below. 

Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez Highlights

• Teofimo Lopez def. Rolly Romero by majority decision (114-114, 116-112, 115-113) to become the new WBA welterweight champion
• Yoenli Hernandez def. Francisco Daniel Veron by majority decision (95-95, 99-91, 98-92).
• Gary Antonio Russell def. Victor Santillan by unanimous decision (119-108x2, 118-109) to win the interim WBA super bantamweight title​
• Carlos Utria def. Israel Mercado by split decision (94-96, 97-93, 96-94​)

Romero vs. Lopez - Watch on DAZN PPV & Prime Video

The WBA welterweight title is on the line as Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez face off this Saturday, August 22, live on DAZN.

Buy as a one-off PPV via DAZN on Prime Video, or included with the Moses vs. Hrgovic (Aug 29) and Canelo vs. Mbilli (Oct 31) PPVs with a DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.

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