Unified male lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and unified female middleweight queen Claressa Shields are keeping an eye on each other. No, it doesn’t spark the talks of another cross-gender competition in the sport. Instead, Lopez and Shields have recently provided their respect to each other for becoming the undisputed unified titleholders in their divisions.

Excluding all the adversaries 2020 has brought, it has been a good year for Teofimo Lopez and Claressa Shields. Having taken one fight each, they have vanquished their opponents comfortably via unanimous decision to cement themselves as best world champions of their respective units.

Apart from that, they have also become global sensations and are considered the superstars of boxing. That said, they recently turned to social media to pour their opinion on each other. No wonder it has already sent the fight fans into a frenzy.

The 23-year-old has newly posted a video of his training on Twitter. Shields responded to it from her profile and wrote, “I see you champ.”

In response, Lopez has also turned to social media and has left a spectacular message. He wrote, “Getting that Undisputed treatment! I see you too champ.”

What’s next for Teofimo Lopez and Claressa Shields?

Shields is currently reigning over the middleweight unit but she can expand her domain by going against the light-middleweight champions too. Hanna Gabriels is currently the WBA female light middleweight champion.

Thus, Shields has an opportunity to beat her and add the WBA light-middleweight belt on her shoulder. However, she is still out of an official opponent.

Akin to her, Lopez has also got hold of all the lightweight belts. However, he is still untested against several other champions in Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney, or Ryan Garcia of the same weight class.

Meanwhile, the ‘Takeover’ has also desired to take a step ahead by shifting to a heavier weight class. However, facing the other lightweight champions will still be the best option for him, considering his dominance and aura on a global scale.

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