Teofimo Lopez showed off his belt collection at X today and taunted IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins. Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) told Hitchins he wasn't going to capture his belt.

2025 forecast

The belts that Teofimo showed will likely carry over to his next fight against Hitchins, a nightmare matchup for Te'o. This guy is going to do what George Kambossos Jr. did.

Teofimo is expected to fight two opponents in 2025: Hitchins and Jaron 'Boots' Ennis. He could fight Hitchins first in the summer and Boots in October. This could be a bad year for Lopez, as he lost both of his fights and then entered February 2026 with his career on the line against either Devin Haney or Ryan Garcia.

Lopez won't get much criticism from the fans for losing to Boots Ennis as he will move to 147 to become the best fighter in the division. However, Teo won't get the same free pass if he loses to Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) and then gets embarrassed when he loses the Haney vs. Garcia 2 rematch in February 2026.

Teofimo made himself look bad by turning down what his promoter, Bob Aram, said was a career-high payday to defend against Subriel Matias. The purse would have been bigger, and he would have made more on the PPV. Taking it down looked like a duck move for Teofimo, showing that he was scared.

Belt brag

“Yo, Richardson, you can train now, boy. You're not going to get it,” said Teofimo Lopez at X, showing off his belt collection and taunting IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins.

“Yo, Boots, we're coming for three,” Teofimo said of Jaron 'Boots' Ennis' bid to win the IBF welterweight title to become a three-division world champion.

PSA: @Hayes Richardson X @JaronEnnis #Boxing

135 🏆 140 🏆 147 🥊 @ringmagazine_ pic.twitter.com/QwuMyEmKNA

— Teofimo Lopez (@teofimolopez) January 21, 2025