Biography
American Boxer Theofi Lopez is a world champion in lightweight, as well as the owner of the titles IBF, WBO, WBC, WBA (Super) and the winner of the prestigious tournament of The Ring. A young talented athlete, considered a star according to experts from Boxrec and ESPN, is now held a high location in the Transsnational Boxing Rankings Board ranking. He achieved such a result due to the fact that he finished more than a dozen professional fighting by knockout.Childhood and youth
Theophyology Andres Lopez Rivera was born in the summer of 1997 in the United States of America. His biography began in one of the densely populated regions of New York, in the house where representatives of different religions and nationalities lived.
In Brooklyn, where the family settled after the boy's appearance appeared, without proper control, it was easy to get under the influence of the street. Therefore, parents who immigrated from Honduras tried to protect the Son from exposure to the outside.
Father, theophyology Lopez - Senior, in his youth traded drugs, left a criminal business and, passing video courses, engaged in sports. A man followed the mental and physical development of the heir for a decade.
Visiting a hall specializing in martial arts, he took a 6-year-old child for training. The purpose of initial preparation was the development of basic self-defense techniques. Over time, it became clear that an athletically folded kid with a quick response is capable of becoming a real fighter.
This news at the same time alarmed and delivered relatives and loved ones living in Central and North America. Mother who worked in the bar and knew the secrets of healthy food, made a nutritionist. The head of the family took up watching and analyzing top matches on the YouTube channel.
With such support, the theo that believed in his own strength, combined his studies in elementary school with a visit to the boxing section and performances on urban and regional competitions. In serious tournaments, the native of New York made his debut in 2013.
True, in the first national youth championship, he did not demonstrate outstanding results. The bronze medal of the country championship fell into the piggy bank of Lopez shortly after the celebration of the 17th day of birth.
Inspired by success, Junior won the prestigious American Trophy "Golden Gloves". The resulting status allowed to participate in the Olympic qualification competitions in the cities of Reno and Colorado Springs and get into the advanced team of the US national team, who was preparing for a rio-de-janeiro game.
The young man, who considered the hope of the National Team, thought that the issue with a trip to Brazil was decided finally, but the mentors at the last moment were asked to free the place for Carlos Balderas who had fallen into the WBS rating.
Father did everything possible for the Son to go to international competitions. Thanks to professional relations at the 2016 Summer Olympiad, Lopez went to the ring under the flag of Honduras.
Fight with french Sofyan Umia Ambicious boxer remembered for a long time. He was insulting to lose his opponent, who became the owner of the bronze medal, in the qualifying round of the chief tournament of the 4th anniversary.
Personal life
Cynthia Ortes appeared in the personal life of the young boxer randomly. The girl who divided the house with his mother, independently mined the means for food and did not plan to marry at an early age.Meeting with a charming muscular guy on board the aircraft of the American airline changed her plans for the future. In April 2019, a dark-haired beauty was the wife of the future absolute world champion.
Parents Theo negatively reacted to the selected son. Father addicted to alcohol, and the mother began to abuse their own development diet. Frequent household conflicts forced newlyweds to leave a comfortable house in Las Vegas and go away from the initial representatives of the older generation.
Family happiness managed to build in a cozy mansion in Seattle. Judging by the photos in "Instagram", the dwelling with the adjacent territory turned out to be the perfect place for breeding dogs of small rocks.
Boxing
Before the start of professional career, Lopez has established itself as a talented amateur. A young man with an increase in 173 cm and weighing about 60 kg set a record for the ratio of victories and lesions. To prepare for the top-level tournaments, the Americans helped such famous boxers like Cuban Guillermo Rigono and Briton Luke Campbell.
In the fall of 2016, Lopez agreed with the famous American company Top Rank Promotions, who collaborated with Oscar de la Hoya, Mohammed Ali, Roberto Duran and other outstanding fighters. The former junior has signed a profitable contract and debuted on Ander Carta Mennya Pacquiao against Jesse Vargas.
The first success in the global ring came to the Americans after the victories over the experienced Brazilian William Silva and American veteran Mason Menard. In these fights, the boxer won vacant WBC titles and WBC-NABF in lightweight weight.
In February 2019, theophyola, which occupied high places in the professional ranking of national associations, was collided with the compatriot Diego Magdane. Cruel knockout and mockery over losers became the topic of Internet publications and magazine articles.
Later, being at the peak of a sports form, Lopez defended the title in a duel with Finnish Edis Tatley and defeated the Japanese boxer Masayoshi Nakatani. At the MGM National Harbor entertainment complex arena, the descendant of Honduratsev won the battle by the unanimous decision of the judges and strengthened his own authority.
The next stage of the career was the conquest of IBF title in lightweight weight. The cherished belt switched to the American from the subject of the Republic of Ghana Richard Comme. TKO in the 2nd minute of the battle gave a reason to talk about the theo as about the new King of Ring and the applicant to the higher achievements.
Theophyology Lopez is now
At the beginning of autumn 2020, Lopez agreed to fight with the WBO, WBA and WBC Vasilee Basile. October 17 In the MGM Grand arena in Las Vegas, an American deprived the Ukrainian three prestigious titles and became an absolute world champion in boxing in lightweight weight.Since the battle passed during the pandemic period of coronavirus infection, the audience was not allowed on the show, coaches, telecommators and staff witnessed the chief event of the year.
After 12 rounds of the intense confrontation, the participants of the fight shared their impressions with journalists. The loser expressed dissatisfaction with the decision of judges, and the winner, said that full of strength and is ready for new records.
Achievements
- 2018 - WBC Champion in Light Weight
- 2018 - IBF-USBA Champion in Light Weight
- 2019 - WBA-Naba Champion in Lightweight Weight
- 2019 - IBF Champion in Light Weight
- 2020 - Absolute world champion according to IBF in lightweight weight
- 2020 - Absolute World WBO Champion in Light Weight
- 2020 - Absolute World Champion according to WBC Franchise in Lightweight
- 2020 - Absolute World Champion according to WBA Super in Light Weight