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Teofimo Lopez as Arnold Barbosa. Betting Tip for the fight
The WBO and The Ring World welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez will face Arnold Barbosa. The fight is designed for 12 rounds and will take place on May 3 at Times Square in New York (USA). The approximate start of the fight is at 03:00 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in a fight with his compatriot and which bets to choose? - read in our betting tip
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Teofimo Lopez
HondurasCurrent form
Teofimo Lopez is like a comet that lights up the sky and then gets lost in the clouds. In June, he confidently beat Steve Cleggett on points, showing that he still knows how to dance in the ring. In 2023, he snatched the WBO and The Ring titles by defeating Josh Taylor, and then defended the belt in a controversial fight against Jermaine Ortiz. At the age of 27, Lopez has a record of 21-1, 13 knockouts. He is an ex-undisputed lightweight champion (WBA Super, IBF, WBO, Ring), held the titles NABF, WBC Continental Americas, USBA, NABA-USA.
In 2020, he sensationally defeated Vasyl Lomachenko by a controversial unanimous decision, taking two belts, and before that he knocked out Richard Commey in the second round. But in 2021, George Kambosos gave him a cold shower, winning by split decision — Lopez fell in the first round, he knocked down his opponent in the tenth, but it wasn't enough. Height — 175 cm, arm span — 174 cm, 137 rounds in the pros, behind him the 2016 Olympics for Honduras and the Golden Gloves title. Lopez is aggression, serial work, and a spectacle, but his knockouts aren't that much of an Elimination, and he sometimes lacks killing power.
Interesting betting trends
Lopez's record of early wins is 62 percent, but he has spent the last four fights at full range.
Arnold Barboza Jr.
USACurrent form
Arnold Barbosa is like a tank that goes forward without looking back. In November, he snatched the interim WBO welterweight belt by defeating Jack Catterall by split decision in England. Three months earlier, he had confidently beaten former champion Jose Ramirez on points. At the age of 33, Barbosa has a 32-0 record, 11 knockouts. With a height of 175 cm, his arm span is 183 cm, which gives him an advantage over Lopez.
Barbosa is a master of protection with a granite chin. He defeated Mike Alvarado, Tony Luis, William Silva, Antonio Moran, and in a spectacular war with Alex Saucedo he fell into a knockdown, but still took the victory. His fights are not a show, but chess, where he wins through tactics and perseverance.
Interesting betting trends
Barbosa's knockout victory stats are 34 percent, and he has gone the full distance in eight of his last nine fights.
Trends
The bet is Barbosa's victory by decision of the judges
The statistics of Barbosa's wins on points is 66 percent.
3.60Tip and bets
Lopez is a rock star in the ring, but he has one problem: he seems to turn on only when he wants to. Sometimes he shines, as against Lomachenko or Taylor, then he swims, as with Ortiz or Kambosos, adjusting to the opponent. His aggression and serial combinations are beautiful, but without a killing blow, he sometimes gets stuck. Arnold Barbosa is a different beast. Not bright, not loud, but damn uncomfortable. His defense is like a wall, his chin is like concrete, and his pace is like a marathon runner who knows no fatigue. He won't knock out, but he can wear Lopez down, especially if Teofimo starts playing with fire again instead of boxing to the fullest.
Lopez can light up, but Barbosa is a stylistic nightmare for him: long arms, protection, the ability to keep his distance. He won't let Teofimo turn around, turn the fight into a sticky chess game and take the victory on the cards. This will not be a show, but a job where the master of tactics will outplay the master of the show. We bet on the underdog — he knows how to surprise.
Our betting tip is Barbosa's victory in 3.05
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