If Lopez backs off from the possibly biggest fight and life-changing in his career, the next fight he'll face should he chooses to stay in 135 is the IBF mandatory match. Among the big four organizations, IBF is the most strict regarding their mandatory match. They don't have 'super champion' or 'franchise champion'. If a champion in their list refuses to fight, they are going to strip the belt, very simple. They stripped Canelo and made Mikey Garcia vacated of their belts. And here, we have this brat who have bragging for years of being the one who will take down Loma and now he chickens out. He stayed in the division despite of his growing of muscles and even hired nutrionist for the big showdown. Guess what, the next time he fight, he won't earn that 1.25 million, especially if the pandemic situation is not getting any better. If he refuses, he lose his belt. If he accept, he will have to fight for less money and make the weight in process. Because another harsh and uncompromising thing about IBF is that they have two times weigh-in. Fail to pass any of them, they are going to strip him.
