Teofimo Defends Title, Dominates Claggett

On the night of June 30 in Miami, USA, WBO junior welterweight champion (up to 63.5 kg) Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) successfully defended his title for the second time against Steve Claggett (38-8-2, 26 KOs).

The bout went the full 12 rounds, ending with Lopez securing a unanimous decision victory. The judges' scores were 120-108 twice and 119-109.

This marks the fifth consecutive win for the 26-year-old Teofimo. Claggett, aged 35, had been on a nine-fight winning streak.

Fight Statistics

Teofimo Lopez landed 315 out of 946 punches (33.3%) accurately. Steve Сlaggett's accuracy stood at 140 out of 820 punches (17.1%).

Lopez landed 33 jabs out of 327 thrown (10.1%). Klaggett, on the other hand, landed 80 jabs out of 454 thrown (17.6%).

The majority of Lopez's hits were power punches: 282 out of 619 (45.6%). Сlaggett's power punches accounted for 60 out of 366 (16.4%).

In total, the champion landed 67 body punches, 66 of which were power punches. Сlaggett landed 11 body punches, 6 of which were power punches.

The undercard also featured several exciting matches:

Robeisy Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs) won by technical knockout in the 7th round against Brandon Leon Benitez (21-3, 9 KOs)

Elvis Rodriguez (16-1-1, 13 KOs) secured a unanimous decision victory over Gino Rodrigo (12-4-2, 10 KOs)

Emiliano Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped Jose Zaragoza (9–9-2, 3 KOs) by technical knockout in the 1st round

Nico Ali Walsh (10-1, 5 KOs) defeated Sona Akale (9-2, 4 KOs) by unanimous decision