Lopez fired shots at both fighters after growing discussion about a possible Ryan Garcia-Shakur Stevenson fight at 140 pounds
Teofimo Lopez does not appear interested in the growing hype surrounding a possible fight between Ryan Garcia and Shakur Stevenson. Lopez mocked both fighters publicly on social media Monday night after Ryan discussed becoming “the face of boxing” and Shakur pushed for the matchup to happen.
“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.