Arnold Barboza Jr. Warns Teofimo Lopez Ahead of Historic May 2 Card

Recently, it was announced that a historic boxing tripleheader will take place in Times Square, New York City on May 2. The card will feature Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) vs Rolly Romero (16-2, 13 KOs), Devin Haney 31-0, 15 KOs) vs Jose Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) vs Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs). This event will be the first-ever U.S. event for The Ring Magazine.

The event will be titled “FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves,” presented by SNK Corporation in association with Oscar De La Hoya for Golden Boy Promotions and Eddie Hearn for Matchroom Boxing. The first press conference for this intriguing event took place at the Palladium Times Square on March 4 in front of assembled media. At the presser a confident Arnold Barboza Jr. had a warning for Lopez.

Arnold Barboza Jr. Confident Ahead of Teofimo Lopez Clash

Barboza Jr. Ready to Shock the World

Barboza enters the fight against Lopez riding the momentum of his two biggest career wins over Jose Ramirez and Jack Catterall. Despite having pursued this matchup for years, he believes the timing couldn’t be better.

When asked at the press conference if this was the right moment, Barboza’s confidence was clear: “I think Teo is fighting me at the worst time he could fight me. I’m coming off of two victories in a five-month span. The train is going, and I think that I’m going to shock the world again.”

Barboza didn’t hesitate when asked to describe himself and what defines him as a fighter. His response was direct and aimed at Lopez:

“Nothing was given to me, everything was earned. I’m trying to grind, and I’m a worker. I’m at where I’m at because of my hard work. Shoutout to my pops, who’s been my trainer since I was five years old. I was raised by a real man that takes care of his family. May 2, I’m a live dog and he’s going to see.”

Full Fight Card for May 2 in Times Square

• Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero 
• Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez
• Teofimo Lopez Jr vs Arnold Barboza Jr

Stay with Big Fight Weekend for the build up to May 2 in Times Square.