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Remember the boxer who wore a Kyler Murray jersey after a KO win? Here's how that happened

Dallas Morning News | January 29, 2019

Related Topics: Kyler Murray, Teófimo López, Boxing, Heisman Trophy, Diego Magdaleno, Ford Center at The Star, Tua Tagovailoa, Vasyl Lomachenko, Monday Night Football, Joe Tessitore

The last time boxing prospect Teofimo Lopez was in the ring, he produced a moment that instantly went viral.

It wasn't Lopez's stunning first-round knockout of Mason Menard. It was what happened afterward.

Shortly after the fight's quick conclusion, Lopez threw a crimson Oklahoma jersey and struck a Heisman pose less than an hour after Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray won college football's top individual honor.

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Teofimo Lopez IS NASTY. pic.twitter.com/7cnROpk7Yv— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 9, 2018

On Saturday, Lopez (11-0, 9 KOs) will look to create another memorable moment when he faces fellow lightweight Diego Magdaleno (31-2, 13 KOs) at the Ford Center at the Star.





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