Teofimo Lopez effectively defended his WBO junior welterweight identify towards Arnold Barboza Jr. within the first of 3 leading card bouts in New York’s Times Square on Friday. Then former undisputed light-weight champion Devin Haney outlasted Jose Ramirez within the co-main tournament. The ultimate struggle of the evening, a 12-round welterweight bout between Ryan Garcia and Rolando “Rolly” Romero, is subsequent.
Garcia defeated Haney by means of majority determination in April 2024, losing Haney 3 times with tough left hooks. But the outcome used to be modified to a no contest after Garcia examined certain for a banned substance, for which he were given a one-year suspension. If Garcia will get the win Friday evening, a rematch is the playing cards for later this 12 months.
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