Lopez vs Barboza Jr

Who won Lopez vs Barboza Jr?

Teofimo Lopez beat Arnold Barboza Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, May 2nd, 2025, at Times Square, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 118-110 in favor of winner Teofimo Lopez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super lightweight championship of the world.

Lopez was making his 3rd defense of the The Ring Junior Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Josh Taylor in June 2023. He had held this belt for 1 year, 11 months and 4 days.

He was also making his 4th defense of the WBO World Junior Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Josh Taylor in June 2023. He had held this title for 1 year, 11 months and 4 days.

Barboza Jr was defending his his WBO Interim World Junior Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Jack Catterall in February 2025. He had held this belt for 2 months and 27 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ryan Garcia losing to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero for the WBA World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Devin Haney beat Jose Carlos Ramirez.

Lopez vs Barboza Jr stats

Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Arnold Barboza Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 32 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a large advantage in power over Barboza Jr, boasting a 62% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 34%.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Barboza Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Teofimo Lopez and Arnold Barboza Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 4 months later than Barboza Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 73 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Barboza Jr's 222.

Lopez vs Barboza Jr form

Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Steve Claggett on June 29, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at James L. Knight Center, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jamaine Ortiz on February 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Taylor on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Sandor Martin on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Pedro Campa on August 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Barboza Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jack Catterall on February 15, 2025, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Carlos Ramirez on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sean McComb on April 20, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Xolisani Ndongeni on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jose Pedraza on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Teofimo Lopez.

Going into this contest, Teofimo Lopez had last fought 10 months and 3 days ago, while Arnold Barboza Jr's last outing had been 2 months and 17 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Barboza Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at Times Square, New York, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Barboza Jr?

Lopez vs Barboza Jr was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Barboza Jr?

Teofimo Lopez was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Arnold Barboza Jr made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+230) with oddsmakers.