Teofimo vs. Claggett: Detailed Statistics and Key Facts
On June 29 in Miami, USA, a championship bout in the junior welterweight division (up to 63.5 kg) will take place. American Teofimo Lopez will defend his championship belt for the second time in 2024, facing Canadian Steve Claggett.
Ready To Fight presents the main statistics and facts about the championship fight.
Teofimo Lopez
Nationality: USA
Age: 26 years
Weight Category: Junior Welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
Record: 20 wins, 13 by knockout, 1 loss
Knockout Percentage: 65%
Total Rounds in Career: 125
Height: 173 cm
Reach: 174 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Recent Fights:
Unanimous Decision (UD) win – Jemaine Ortiz
Unanimous Decision (UD) win – Josh Taylor
Split Decision (SD) win – Sandor Martin
Technical Knockout (TKO) in the 7th round – Pedro Campa
Split Decision (SD) loss – George Kambosos
Total Rounds in Recent Fights: 53
Longest and Shortest Recent Fights: Longest – 12 rounds / Shortest – 7 rounds (TKO win)
Average Rounds in Recent Fights: 10.6 rounds
Knockout Percentage in Recent Fights: 20%
Combined Record of Recent Opponents at Fight Time: 129 wins, 4 losses, 2 draws
Best Record Among Recent Opponents: Josh Taylor and George Kambosos (19 wins, 0 losses at fight time for both)
Worst Record Among Recent Opponents: Jemaine Ortiz (17 wins, 1 loss at fight time)
Steve Claggett
Nationality: Canada
Age: 35 years
Weight Category: Junior Welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
Record: 38 wins, 26 by knockout, 7 losses, 2 draws
Knockout Percentage: 68.4%
Total Rounds in Career: 276
Height: 173 cm
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Recent Fights:
Retirement (RTD) win after 2 rounds – Marcos Gonzalez Barraza
Unanimous Decision (UD) win – Miguel Madueño
Unanimous Decision (UD) win – Carlos Sanchez
Technical Knockout (TKO) in the 3rd round – Alberto Machado
Retirement (RTD) win after 7 rounds – Rafael Guzman Lugo
Total Rounds in Recent Fights: 32
Longest and Shortest Recent Fights: Longest – 10 rounds / Shortest – 2 rounds (RTD win)
Average Rounds in Recent Fights: 6.4 rounds
Knockout Percentage in Recent Fights: 60%
Combined Record of Recent Opponents at Fight Time: 126 wins, 10 losses, 2 draws
Best Record Among Recent Opponents: Miguel Madueño (30 wins, 1 loss at fight time)
Worst Record Among Recent Opponents: Alberto Machado and Marcos Gonzalez Barraza (23 wins, 3 losses at fight time for both)
Fight Background Claggett is one of the most unexpected opponents for Teofimo. While there were talks of a mega-fight against then-world champion Subriel Matias or even Devin Haney, Lopez ended up getting the Canadian.
In early February 2024, Teofimo faced Jemaine Ortiz. The American proved to be a tough challenge for the champion. Teofimo won by a close decision, and some experts doubted whether he deserved the victory.
Despite this, before Ortiz, Lopez delivered the best performance of his career. In the summer of 2023, Teofimo convincingly defeated former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor. Therefore, while the champion cannot boast of consistency, he achieves victories even against tough opponents.
Claggett appeared as Teofimo's opponent more as a problem-solver. Lopez himself has said that none of the top opponents agreed to fight him.
Steve hasn't lost since 2021 – he is on a streak of 9 consecutive victories, 7 of which were by knockout. However, the only standout name in his recent record is the American prospect Madueño. The 25-year-old boxer was on a streak of three knockouts but couldn't stop or defeat Claggett – the Canadian won by decision.
Additional Facts About the Fight:
Steve Claggett is among the top 4 opponents of Teofimo Lopez in terms of losses. The top 4 include Francisco Medel (7 losses at fight time), Jorge Luis Munguia (8 losses), Juan Pablo Sanchez (14 losses), and Claggett with 7 losses currently.
Claggett has one of the highest knockout percentages among Teofimo Lopez's recent opponents – 68.42%. Josh Taylor has a similar percentage, while Pedro Campa has even higher – 68.57%.
In contrast, Sandor Martin has only a 35.71% knockout percentage but managed to knock Teofimo down. George Kambosos has a 47.62% knockout percentage and also recorded a knockdown against Lopez.
This is the first Canadian opponent in Teofimo Lopez's professional career and the seventh fight for Claggett in the USA. So far, Claggett's record in America is 2 wins (1 by decision and 1 by knockout) and 4 losses (all by decision).