Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC, named the mandatory challenger for the organization's junior welterweight championship belt, which he has recently owned Devin Haney.
Sandor Martin commented on his loss by split decision Teofimo Lopez: “I won this fight, I won this fight unequivocally. I only won two rounds against one of the judges, right? The referee did not count the [second] knockdown. I think it's a robbery."
Former Undisputed Lightweight Champion Teofimo Lopez (18-1, 13 KOs) won by split decision over Sandor Martin (40-3, 13 KOs) in a super lightweight bout that was the main event of Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Teofimo Lopez (17-1, 13 KOs), former lightweight leader, and Sandor Martin (40-2, 13 KOs) easily met the required super lightweight limit of 63.5 kilograms. Their fight will be a WBC qualifier. Lopez weighed 63.1 kg, Martin - 63.4 kg.
Former World Lightweight Champion Teofimo Lopez (17-1, 13 KOs) will face Sandor Martin (40-2, 13 KOs) this coming Saturday at the Top Rank party at Madison Square Garden in New York. At the same event, Jared Anderson (12-0, 12 KOs), America's new heavyweight hope, will take on the tough Jerry Forrest (26-5-2, 20 KOs). The broadcast of the main fights of this evening will begin at 04:00 Kyiv time.