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Bloodied star survives scare to outclass rival, complete historic three-division world title feat Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez put their friendship aside on Saturday night when they locked horns with the WBA welterweight title hanging in the balance at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tszyu v Mahoney | Wednesday August 26 from 7pm AEST | The only thing standing between Nikita and an IBF world title shot is Ben Mahoney. The stage is set for an All-Australian blockbuster with the winner securing a direct shot at IBF champion, Josh Kelly. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports. It was Lopez who showed up to fight all 12 rounds and beyond the fifth round, dominating with the jab and outboxing Romero to win by majority decision (114-114, 116-112, 115-113) to become a three-division world champion. Don’t let two of the judges’ scorecards make you think the fight was too competitive. Lopez (23-2, 13 KOs) stuck to the game plan in throwing the jab, going to the body and finding a home for the straight right hand. But the strategy nearly came apart in the fifth round when Romero’s (17-3, 13 KOs) patented left hook wobbled Lopez. A follow-up right nearly sent Lopez to the mat, but he kept his balance and recovered. From that point forward, Lopez went back to his plan of attack while Romero looked to be content on aiming just for the left hook that ended up not being there in the final 21 minutes of action. Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez Highlights • Teofimo Lopez def. Rolly Romero by majority decision (114-114, 116-112, 115-113) to become the new WBA welterweight champion • Yoenli Hernandez def. Francisco Daniel Veron by majority decision (95-95, 99-91, 98-92). • Gary Antonio Russell def. Victor Santillan by unanimous decision (119-108x2, 118-109) to win the interim WBA super bantamweight title • Carlos Utria def. Israel Mercado by split decision (94-96, 97-93, 96-94)