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<\/a>Photo credit by Mikey Williams\/Top Rank<\/strong><\/p>\nTeofimo Lopez shined in a major step up bout as he dominated William Silva by scoring a 6th round stoppage in their lightweight bout that was the co-feature on ESPN.<\/p>\n
The bout took place on Saturday night at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.<\/p>\n
In round one, Lopez dumped Silva with a left hook. Silva was bleeding from the nose, In round five, Lopez landed several hard hooks to the bloodied Silva, and then dumped Silva to the canvas in the corner.<\/p>\n
Lopez came out in round six by landing three left hooks and a right that dropped Silva and the bout was called at 15 seconds.<\/p>\n
Silva who came in with a record of 25-1, and is only loss was to Felix Verdejo on HBO, had never been knocked down before the fighter known as “Gordo” dropped him three times.<\/p>\n
Lopez is now 10-0 with 8 knockouts. Silva is 25-2.<\/p>\n
“I know everything is set up by the jab,” said Lopez. “The jab is the most important punch. I was playing with his mind. I was setting him up by letting him get comfortable and then to land the big shot. I hurt my hands, early in the fight but you prepare yourself for the worst possible. I just put everyone on notice that I’m coming for those world title at 135lbs!”<\/p>\n
“I can’t remember ever seeing such a dynamic young performer as Teofimo Lopez. He’s going to be the best in the world,” said Split-T Management CEO David McWater.<\/p>\n
Lopez is promoted by Top Rank.<\/p>\n