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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHowever, he lost the titles in his first defence to George Kambosos Jr the following year and returned with a controversial win over Sandor Martin in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday night though, Lopez was back to his best and one notable moment came as he found his rhythm in the middle rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American star executed a remarkable leaping punch and nailed Taylor, then proceeded to dance in the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fight began with a fast start as Taylor let off combination punches and targeted his opponent’s body within the first minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lopez smiled in response and picked accurate single shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the end of the opener though, the challenger was left with a cut on his nose as the champion made his presence felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In round two, Lopez had some success keeping things at range and chose his moments to exchange with Taylor up close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American built on this in the third and fourth as he prevented the Scot from getting into an aggressive rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, Lopez made the fight into a more technical boxing match and landed consistent clean punches when they progressed into the middle rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taylor sought to reply in round six, but found it hard to get inside past his opponent’s left hook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As they moved past the halfway point, it was far from a vintage Taylor performance and instead starting to evoke memories of his woeful display against Jack Catterall last time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 16 months of ring rust did not do the champion any favours as he missed wildly and was taunted by his challenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In round seven, Lopez remained in control and did not appear to fear Taylor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Scot started to look slightly desperate as he jumped in with leaping hooks which did not reach the American’s chin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taylor landed big left hooks to head and body in the eighth, but was again ultimately outboxed by Lopez, who even started dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The champion looked baffled and had no answers as his challenger dominated round nine, landing consecutive hard right hands without shipping any punishment himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As they entered the championship rounds, Lopez remained completely in control and Taylor appeared clearly behind on the scorecards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taylor mounted one last desperate offence at the start of the final session, but could not keep it up and was then staggered by a counter from Lopez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lopez’s body shots had Taylor holding on for the final minute and there was no doubt who was victorious when the final bell rang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The challenger was declared the new champion by unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 115-113, 117-111.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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