Fans appalled at Teofimo Lopez as boxer talks about killing rivals in ‘horrible’ interview
TEOFIMO LOPEZ was slammed after boasting about being able to “kill a guy and get away with it” in the ring.
The former unified lightweight champion made the vile remarks in an interview with YouTube channel Punsh Drunk Boxing.
Lopez, 25, said: “One thing I love about my sport, I can kill a guy and get away with it, so it’s cool.”
His dad, Teofimo Sr, replied: “You gotta edit that one.”
But Lopez said: “You can’t edit that.”
The sick brag went viral online and saw the boxing star criticised by fans.
One said: “Horrible guy. His career has plummeted and he doesn’t help himself.”
Another added: “What a f*****g idiot.”
Lopez also hit out at retired boxers-turned ESPN pundits Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley in a furious rant.
He said: “Commentators are the ones that convince everybody if someone else is winning.
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“Watch the [George] Kambosos fight without the commentators, watch my last fight without the commentators and you will see the results…
“At the fighter meeting, I dissed Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley in front of ESPN’s production and all of them, for all their affiliation and corruption that they do.
“And what happened? I put more weight on my back. And when I slipped with the first knockdown they called, what did Bradley say right away? ‘He’s hurt, he’s hurt.’
“So I don’t sugar-coat shit. All these mother f****s ride and suck d***. Sorry fot my laguage but that is the problem.
“And just to put it more on this fight, this is my last fight on ESPN. This is why this fight means everything.”
Lopez beat Sandor Martin in his last fight but was knocked down and emerged with a controversial points win.
And he returns on June 10 in New York against Scottish champion Josh Taylor, 30, who defends his WBO title.