Teofimo Lopez has stated his desire to fight with Crawford

WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez has expressed his desire to fight WBA junior middleweight titleholder Terence Crawford.

"Now that we have the Riyadh Season, why not set up a fight between Crawford and Teofimo? We're already in the game. Without a doubt, I can [move up to 154 pounds]. And I will. Just send me the date. Right now, I weigh 155 pounds. I can fight Crawford right now.

I didn't expect age to catch up with Crawford so quickly [against Madrimov]. I thought it would happen at 38, not 36. Everyone had high hopes for Crawford — he even had high hopes for Madrimov. But this is boxing, and things happen just like that. It's probably a good lesson for him.

He couldn't figure out his movements and feints. Maybe he shouldn't have taken so long to come back [after the fight with Errol Spence in 2023]. But to each their own. I wasn't Terence Crawford in that fight. I'm Teofimo, and I look forward to meeting him next year," Lopez told BoxingScene.

By the way, the head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al-Sheikh, recently mentioned that he wants to arrange a fight between Crawford and Vergil Ortiz.