Teofimo Lopez Eyes Future Fights With Jaron Ennis & Terence Crawford

Teofimo Lopez is looking to secure big fights against Jaron Ennis and Terence Crawford in the future.

Lopez recently rejected a Sept. 27 fight date at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York against Brian Norman Jr. Why he rejected it is uncertain, but Lopez believes he should be getting bigger fights instead of Norman Jr.

“Now that we have Riyadh Season in the mix, why can’t we make a Crawford and Teofimo fight happen? We’re in the house now. Make it happen,” Lopez told BoxingScene. “More money doesn’t cause more problems. More money causes more boxing. Absolutely I can [move up to 154 pounds]. And I will. Just send me the date. I am walking at 155 pounds right now. I can fight Crawford right now.

“I didn’t expect for age to catch up with Crawford so quickly [against Madrimov]. I thought it would happen at 38 and not 36,” Lopez added. “Everyone had high expectations of Crawford – he even had high expectations against Madrimov. But this is boxing, and things happen like this. This is probably good learning for him. He couldn’t figure out his moves and feints. Maybe he shouldn’t have taken so long coming back [after the Errol Spence fight in 2023]. But to each his own. I wasn’t Terence Crawford in that fight. I’m Teofimo and I look forward to facing him in the coming year.”

If Teofimo Lopez fights Terence Crawford, that would mean he would skip 147lbs to make the move to 154lbs. However, he says he would be open to going to 147 to face Jaron Ennis.

“To be honest, whatever plans they have. I have nothing but respect for Boots,” said Lopez. “We’ve known each other a long time. We won the National Golden Gloves together in 2015. We were both 17 years old. If people want to see it, then we’ll do it. I don’t say no to any fight. As long as it’s eye-catching and eye candy to everyone who’s watching, that’s what really matters.” 

Teofimo Lopez is coming off a 21-1 win over Steve Claggett which was his fifth win in a row.