Eddie Hearn Wants Jack Catterall To Beat Up Teofimo Lopez Next
Eddie Hearn is hoping Jack Catterall will fight and beat up Teofimo Lopez next time out.
Catterall is coming off a decision win over Regis Prograis in a fight both men got dropped. It was an entertaining fight, and Hearn was pleased with how exciting and back-and-forth the bout was.
“Firstly, we all want a firefight, don’t we?” said Hearn, via BoxingScene. “After three or four rounds I’m kind of thinking, ‘This is cagey.’ I don’t mind watching fights like that because I find it fascinating. However, the 8,000 people in there just want a tear up.
“All of a sudden, the knockdown comes, and it starts to get a bit juicier in the fifth. At the halfway stage I had it very close, maybe Regis just edging it with the knockdown, and then all of a sudden Jack just changed the fight – that switched up the excitement levels.”
Ultimately, it was Jack Catterall who got the decision win. Following the victory, Eddie Hearn spoke to the media and called for a bout between Catterall and Teofimo Lopez.
A potential fight would be highly-anticipated, and Hearn says he would hope Catterall would give him an arse kicking.
“I would love to bring Teofimo Lopez to Manchester as well and give him a good arse kicking,” said Hearn in the ring and after the fight he explained it further.
“With regards to Teofimo Lopez, I’ve said we’d love to spank him, but he is a very good fighter,” Hearn said. “He’s a massive star, and I doubt he would come to Manchester, but it would be some night – imagine bringing Teofimo Lopez to the UK. It is unlikely for Teofimo Lopez to come to the UK.
“He’s still blaming me for his George Kambosos defeat when we promoted the show in Madison Square Garden. If it went 12 rounds, I’d actually leave the arena before the scores are read out. Jack is sitting at number two [with the WBO]; I think this is going to move him closer to that number one position. Who knows what Teofimo is going to do? I see him probably moving up to 147; he’s got the legal dispute with Top Rank. Maybe Jack fights the winner of Barbosa vs. Ramirez for the vacant title.”
Jack Catterall is 30-1 as a pro and riding a four-fight winning streak.
