American Teofimo Lopez became a three-weight satellite champion by taking Rolando Romero's WBA 'Super' welterweight satellite rubric astatine the T-Mobile Arena connected Saturday successful Las Vegas.
Lopez, who has antecedently held satellite titles astatine lightweight and light-welterweight, secured a bulk determination but declined to telephone retired Briton Jack Catterall arsenic his archetypal defence.
The 29-year-old alternatively wants to combat the victor of the upcoming WBC rubric fight betwixt holder Ryan Garcia and English challenger Conor Benn, oregon prosecute different unification bout with Australia's IBF champion Liam Paro.
"September 12th, right?" helium said, referring to Garcia's combat with Benn, which is scheduled to instrumentality spot successful the aforesaid Las Vegas ring.
"So, you got Ryan Garcia versus Conor Benn. That's the adjacent one. We'll spot what happens there. If Conor wins, it's a large combat to instrumentality crossed the pond [the Atlantic ocean].
"I deliberation I'd alternatively hold for Devin [Haney, WBO champion] astatine the end.
"So, it'll either beryllium Liam Paro adjacent oregon the victor retired of Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn."
Chorley combatant Catterall holds the WBA 'Regular' belt, which makes him adjacent successful enactment to combat Lopez unless the WBA decides to place him successful favour of a unification bout.
Catterall was speedy to respond, posting connected X:, external "Congratulations Teofimo Lopez but I volition beryllium taking that loop 100%. Let's Gooo."
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