Teofimo Lopez picks Steve Claggett at No. 140 to 'make it easier for the rest of the players'

The 140-pound weight class is loaded with talent, at least that's how fans see it.But apparently Teofimo Lopez We don't share the same ideas. WBO champion suffers disappointing result for his opponent Jamaine Ortiz has chosen a less famous name for his next title defense. The question arises. Is he picking opponents who are easy to beat? Or is there really a lack of eye-popping names in this division?

American fighter jets came under fire as they declared battle steve claggett Fans questioned his choice because they wanted him to be matched with an exciting guy. But that didn't happen. The 26-year-old made his position clear. what did he say?

Teofimo López describes the landscape at 140 years old

“The Takeover” turned to his X-handle and detailed the situation at the 140th Division. He noted that all fighters are scheduled to fight each other. Devin Haney are against ryan garcia April and Subriel Mathias It is rumored that he will take on the Liam Palo In June. That means he doesn't have any big names. However, Lopez also believed that everyone wanted him to defeat a tough opponent so that the rest of the team could advance easily.

Lopez wrote, “All the other fighters are booked for fights and the reality is the 140 division isn't as big as you think. I told myself and @trboxing that I'm going to fight 3-4 times this year. He said, “Everyone wants me to win the hardest battle so that the rest of us can have an easy path!''

Notably, Claggett is on a nine-fight winning streak, with eight of those wins coming by knockout. Additionally, the Canadian fighter is currently ranked 7th in the WBC, 13th in the WBO, and 15th in the IBF.he was going to fight mike ohan jr.. However, he was contacted by Lopez's team and withdrew from the match. meanwhile, robert garcia confirmed that Lopez was offered to the team as the 135-year-old fighter everyone had been avoiding.

'The Takeover' questions his choices

Garcia turned to his X-handle and admitted, “I don’t know. Raymond Muratara Lopez was offered. However, the WBO champion has now chosen another fighter. Garcia writes, “Raymond Muratala was offered this date by @TeofimoLopez. Seeing that none of the 135 champions wanted to fight Raymond, we said yes. We didn’t hesitate. And , is this what they chose?”

No one knows what happened behind the scenes or why Lopez chose Claggett over Muratala. It remains to be seen who Lopez will handle Claggett next and whether he will give an exciting performance on June 29th.

What do you think about these comments by Teofimo Lopez? Do you think Steve Claggett is a suitable opponent for him or should he choose someone else? Let us know in the comments section below.