Teofimo Lopez said he had no choice but to slap Arnold Barboza Jr. at a press conference yesterday as he threw his cowboy hat off his head during a Los Angeles standoff. WBO light middleweight champion Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOS) tapped Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOS) with his left hand, creating a brief melee under the stage.
Barboza Jr. He looked angry. However, it was his own fault because he knocked out Lopez’s hat, causing the incident. It is not clear what he said to Arnold, making him angry enough to take off his hat, but it could be the frustration of waiting for three years to fight him.
“All Rights”
“By the law. You won’t touch anyone. He touched my hat and I got all the rights.” Teofimo Lopez said mediaexplains why he slapped Arnold Barboza Jr. in his face yesterday in Los Angeles.
During the press conference, two combatants used the commissioner to talk back and forth and basically took over everything. New York native Brooklyn is his element, he slipped into his playground name and he seemed really happy. To him, it was like a flashback from his youth in Brooklyn, called Man.
Interestingly, between Teo and Barboza Jr, how other press conferences and face-to-face are going.
Last updated on March 11, 20125
