On December 14, 2019, a 22-year-old Teófimo López (14-0, 11 KOs) got a shot at the IBF lightweight title held by 32-year-old Ghanaian boxer Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs).
López came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. Commey was on a 5-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 16 days.
Teófimo López made very easy work of Richard Commey, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. López improves his record to 15-0 (12 KOs), while Commey adds a loss to his record at 29-3.
On June 10, 2023, a 25-year-old Teófimo López (18-1, 13 KOs) got a shot at the WBO and The Ring super-lightweight titles held by 32-year-old Scottish boxer Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs).
López came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months. Taylor was on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days.
Teófimo López defeated Josh Taylor via unanimous decision and wins the WBO and The Ring titles. López improves his record to 19-1, while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 19-1.
On June 29, 2024, the 26-year-old WBO and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Teófimo López (20-1, 13 KOs), faced a 35-year-old Canadian boxer Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
López came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 21 days. Claggett was on a 9-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 4 days.
Teófimo López defeated Steve Claggett via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO and The Ring super-lightweight titles. López improves his record to 21-1, while Claggett adds a loss to his record at 38-8-2.
On August 13, 2022, a 25-year-old Teófimo López (16-1, 12 KOs) and a 30-year-old Mexican boxer Pedro Campa (34-1-1, 23 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
López came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 17 days. Campa was on a 4-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Teófimo López stopped Pedro Campa via TKO in the 7th round. López improves his record to 17-1 (13 KOs), while Campa adds a loss to his record at 34-2-1.
On February 8, 2024, the 26-year-old WBO and The Ring super-lightweight world champion, Teófimo López (19-1, 13 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Jamaine Ortiz (17-1-1, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
López came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 29 days. Ortiz was on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.
Teófimo López defeated Jamaine Ortiz via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO and The Ring super-lightweight titles. López improves his record to 20-1, while Ortiz adds a loss to his record at 17-2-1.
On October 17, 2020, the 23-year-old IBF lightweight champion, Teófimo López (15-0, 12 KOs), and the 32-year-old WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
López came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 3 days. Lomachenko was on a 13-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 17 days.
Teófimo López defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko via unanimous decision and unifies the IBF, WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles. López improves his record to 16-0, while Lomachenko adds a loss to his record at 14-2.
On April 20, 2019, a 21-year-old Teófimo López (12-0, 10 KOs) and Edis Tatli met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
López came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 18 days.
Teófimo López stopped Edis Tatli via KO in the 5th round. López improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs)
On February 2, 2019, a 21-year-old Teófimo López (11-0, 9 KOs) and Diego Magdaleno met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
López came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Teófimo López stopped Diego Magdaleno via KO in the 7th round. López improves his record to 12-0 (10 KOs)
On July 14, 2018, a 20-year-old Teófimo López (9-0, 7 KOs) and a 31-year-old Brazilian boxer William Silva (25-1, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
López came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Silva was on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Teófimo López stopped William Silva via TKO in the 6th round. López improves his record to 10-0 (8 KOs), while Silva adds a loss to his record at 25-2.
On December 8, 2018, a 21-year-old Teófimo López (10-0, 8 KOs) and Mason Menard met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
López came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
Teófimo López stopped Mason Menard via KO in the 1st round. López improves his record to 11-0 (9 KOs)