Boxing · Welterweight · 147 lb

Who will Teofimo Lopez 🇺🇸 fight next?

Record 23–2 · United States

Last fight: Teofimo Lopez beat Rolando Romero on 22 Aug 2026 (MD)

Short answer

Most likely next opponent: Jack Catterall🇬🇧 (45%, sanctioning-body order). Next: Ryan Garcia🇺🇸 (25%), Rolando Romero🇺🇸 (5%).

Confidence: Medium · Updated 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Titles held (by body) WBA (Super) welterweight

Forecast: likely next opponents NextSmash estimate

Each percentage is the estimated chance of being Teofimo Lopez's next opponent. These are not chances of winning.

Jack Catterall🇬🇧
45%chance next opponent

Teofimo Lopez beat Rolando Romero on 22 Aug 2026 (MD). WBA ordered Lopez to face Catterall and consolidate the 147 lb belts. Lopez would rather fight Garcia.
Deal deadline 22 Oct 2026, then purse bid

Sanctioning-body order MandatoryWBA order
Ryan Garcia🇺🇸
25%chance next opponent

Garcia is targeting a unification with Lopez, but Lopez has a WBA order to face Catterall.
2027 (target)

Callout / claim UnificationCallout
Rolando Romero🇺🇸
5%chance next opponent

Romero disputes the decision and demands a rematch. There is no contractual clause.
No date

Callout / claim RematchCallout
Liam Paro🇦🇺
4%chance next opponent

Paro is pushing for a Lopez or Garcia fight.
No date

Callout / claim Callout

Field / other: 21%. This covers everyone not listed above.

Last fight: Win vs Rolando Romero · MD · 22 Aug 2026
Confidence: Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = credible report, sanctioning-body order, talks or a boxer's own claim · Low = model only)
Boxing factors: Mandatory challengers, vacated belts, rematch clauses, Riyadh Season / The Ring events, promoter and network ties, and crossover fights
Last updated: 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Rankings note: belts are labelled by the body that awards them (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO or The Ring). The order of boxers on these pages is a NextSmash list, not an official ranking.

Teofimo Lopez: frequently asked questions

When is Teofimo Lopez's next fight?

No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026. The leading option is Jack Catterall (Deal deadline 22 Oct 2026, then purse bid).

Who did Teofimo Lopez fight last?

Teofimo Lopez beat Rolando Romero on 22 Aug 2026 (MD). Source: Wikipedia.

Who is Teofimo Lopez likely to fight next?

NextSmash estimate of the next opponent: Jack Catterall (45%), Ryan Garcia (25%), Rolando Romero (5%), field / other 21%. These are chances of being the next opponent, not chances of winning. Updated 2 Oct 2026.

What is Teofimo Lopez's record?

23–2 (wins–losses–draws, no-contests in brackets) after the fight on 22 Aug 2026, as listed on Wikipedia.

What titles does Teofimo Lopez hold?

WBA (Super) welterweight. Each belt is named with the body that awards it.

Other welterweight boxers

Jack Catterall🇬🇧 · WBA (Regular) welterweight · next: Teofimo Lopez 45%
Devin Haney🇺🇸 · WBO welterweight · next: Liam Paro 25%
Liam Paro🇦🇺 · IBF welterweight · next: Devin Haney 25%
Ryan Garcia🇺🇸 · WBC welterweight · next: Teofimo Lopez 25%
Brian Norman Jr.🇺🇸 · No world title listed · next: Conah Walker 15%
Rolando Romero🇺🇸 · No world title listed · next: Teofimo Lopez 5%

More: Welterweight belts and next fights · All boxing

Sources

Wikipedia: Teofimo Lopez · record and last fight (revision 1376028139)
BoxingScene: WBA orders Teofimo Lopez to next face Jack Catterall · 22 Sep 2026
Sky Sports: Ryan Garcia targets unification with Teofimo Lopez next
Forbes: Rolly Romero demands Teofimo Lopez rematch, disputes decision · 24 Aug 2026
BoxingNews24: Liam Paro threatens Ryan Garcia's Teofimo Lopez plans
Wikipedia: List of current world boxing champions (revision of 1 Oct 2026) · 1 Oct 2026

Percentages are NextSmash estimates from the reports and factors above, not facts and not betting advice. Records and last fights come from Wikipedia. We do not use BoxRec data. Anything we could not verify is left out.