Teofimo Lopez takes Rolly Romero's WBA welterweight title to become three-division world champion

Teofimo Lopez beat Rolly Romero in Las Vegas on Saturday night to capture the WBA welterweight title and become a three-division world champion.

In his welterweight debut, Lopez secured a majority decision over his friend and sparring partner at the T-Mobile Arena. One judge scored the bout 114-114, while the other two had it 115-113 and 116-112 for Lopez.

It was an impressive return to form from Lopez after his loss to Shakur Stevenson in their WBO super lightweight title fight in January.

"I need to tell you guys, if you lose and you come back, then you never lost because you're a winner," Lopez said afterwards. "I'm a winner. I'm a true example of what winning is, and it ain't about losing. It's about never giving up."