Najee Lopez On The Beterbiev Fight, The Loss OF His Father And Focusing On His Next Fight

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Light heavyweight contender Najee Lopez discusses his career to date, the importance of his fight with Manuel Gallegos and how close he was to landing a bout with Artur Beterbiev. Lopez talks about his start in boxing, his ambitions, and how the loss of his father affected him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.1	about based on etorough club tier is so now you know you are now like a firm so naji it's been a while
1:25.4	since we've spoken um but hey you, you are now like a firm favorite on ProBox TV.
1:33.3	And I don't mean that like as in a shill, but like people are loving to tune in.
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1:38.2	And you're right on the cusp now, right?
1:41.3	Yes, indeed.
1:44.5	Like what, what's's how does that feel?
1:46.7	Like obviously it's been a journey to this point but how does it feel like to be that
1:51.0	close?
1:51.5	And obviously you know you've seen the guys that you train with and you've seen the guys
1:56.3	come through with you but like how does it feel to be on the verge of, you know, knocking on the
2:01.1	door for those really big fights?
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