Teofimo Lopez Beats Rolando Romero by Majority Decision for WBA Welterweight Title
Teofimo Lopez captured the WBA welterweight title with a majority-decision victory over Rolando Romero on 23 August 2026, according to BoxingNews.com.
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Thu, 27 August 2026 · 1 min read
Teofimo Lopez captured the WBA welterweight title with a majority-decision victory over Rolando Romero on 23 August 2026, according to BoxingNews.com.
## Scorecards and Stats
Two judges scored the bout 96-94 in favour of Lopez, while a third card read 95-95, producing the majority decision. CompuBox-style figures cited by BoxingNews.com credited Lopez with landing 118 of 312 punches (38%) against Romero's 96 of 341 (28%).
## Fight Timeline
Lopez floored Romero in the fifth round before Romero mounted a late rally in the tenth, but Lopez's jab and footwork were decisive on the cards.
## Records and Next Steps
The win moves Lopez to 20-1 (10 KOs); Romero slips to 16-2 (8 KOs). Both camps confirmed the result, and no protests have been filed with the WBA. Lopez becomes a three-division world champion at welterweight, adding to previous titles at lightweight and super-lightweight.
**Sources:** boxingnews.com
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