Can Arnold Barbose give Teofimo Lopez a case of Deja Vu?

For a professional boxer, the first step of dreams is to become a world champion, and on Friday night on May 2, the invincible Arnold Barbosa, Jr. (32-0, 11 KO) will finally get his chance when he disputes the world champion of WBO super weight with Theophim Lope (21-1, 13).

Lopez’s World Title against Barboza is part of the Fatal Fury Fight Card, which includes a trio of elite matches. The action will take place in Times Square, New York and Air Live on Dazn Payment for viewing.

A native of Long Beach, California, Arnold Barboza -Jr. made his debut in June 2013 when he defeated Gustavo Lopez through a unanimous decision. Barbose would win his next 29 matches.

At Riyadh Season’s Latino Night Card, which took place in November 2024, Arnold Barbosa took a quality victory when he defeated the former unified world champion of WBO/WBC WBE.

Three months later, Barbose won a win with a separation determination over the highly ranked 140-pound Jack Katter. With the victory, Barboza won the free title in WBO’s intermediate weight.

Now 33-year-old Arnold Barbose will have the opportunity to make one of his dreams a reality when he faces the WBO world champion. Barboza is a talented boxer whose set of skills and behavior could give Deja Vu’s defense champion.

After having a brilliant implementation in his unanimous victory for a decision on the then united lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko, Theophim Lopez entered his fight against George Cambosos Jr. as a 13-1 favorite.

In the opening round, George Cambosos scored a surprising crash, but Lopez returned the service by releasing Cambosos in the 10th. At the end of a highly competitive competition of 12 rounds, George Cambosos Jr. won through a split solution.

Nearly four years later, Arnold Barbosa is able to give Theophim Lopez the same problem that he encountered in 2021. Like Cambosos, Barbose is a qualified fighter who is confident, hungry and extremely decisive.

In addition to all the other similarities with the previous man who defeated Lopez, Barbose also enters the territory of Theophymo’s home as insufficient, who participated in his first world title match.

During his original face, Arnold Barbosa knocked the hat of Theofimo Lopez from his head, and Lopez replied, trying to hit barboza in the face. The dislike between the two is ominously similar to the hostility between Lopez and Cambosos in 2021.

Arnold Barbosa, Jr., has said he is hungry and ready to eat. On Friday night, he will have a chance to suppress his appetite by stepping into the ring and making his dream of a world title to become a reality.