Teofimo Lopez does not appear impressed by the growing talk around a possible fight between Ryan Garcia and Shakur Stevenson.
Ryan said earlier Monday during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take that he believes he can become “the face of boxing,” while Shakur later responded publicly by urging Ryan to move ahead with a fight between them.
“I have all the opportunities to become the face of boxing, but now I just have to prove it,’” Ryan said during the First Take interview with Stephen A. Smith.
“So then what we waiting for let’s get active @RyanGarcia,” Shakur later wrote on X.
Teofimo reacted shortly afterward with two separate posts aimed at both fighters.
“These boys dress up and think that they somebody, s*** is like Comic-Con @RyanGarcia 🦹♂️,” Teofimo posted in response.
Teofimo later added another response aimed at Shakur’s public callout toward Ryan.
“Mid, mid, mid, Skip,skip!” Teofimo wrote on X.
The comments arrive four months after Shakur defeated Teofimo in January to take his WBO light welterweight title. Ryan has also recently mentioned Shakur as a possible future opponent at 140 pounds despite currently holding the WBC welterweight title after his February win over Mario Barrios.
Ryan has recently floated several possible opponents as he looks for another major fight later this year. Shakur has continued publicly pushing for the matchup after moving up to the 140-lb division, while Teofimo remains linked to the same group of fighters following his January loss.
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