Teofimo Lopez Beats Arnold Barboza by UD to Retain WBO, Ring Titles in Times Square

Teofimo Lopez defeated Arnold Barboza via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112 and 118-110) on Friday to retain the WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles.

Lopez beat Barboza on a loaded card taking place outdoors in New York City's Times Square.

The matchups also included Ryan Garcia facing Rolando "Rolly" Romero and Devin Haney taking on Jose Ramirez.

The 27-year-old Lopez, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to Florida at the age of six, enjoyed a dominant title defense.

After the match, Lopez made clear who he wants for his next bout.

Lopez has now moved to 22-1 lifetime with 13 knockouts. The 33-year-old Barboza lost his first ever professional fight and is now 32-1 with 11 knockouts.