WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. defends his title Saturday against Shakur Stevenson at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) has won six straight fights since his upset loss to George Kambosos Jr. in 2021. A former unified lightweight champion, he is making his fourth defense of the 140-pound belt he captured with a unanimous decision win over Josh Taylor in June 2023. Lopez also owns notable victories over Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020 and Arnold Barboza Jr. last May.
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) moves up in weight to challenge Lopez, marking his debut at junior welterweight. Already a world champion at featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight, Stevenson is aiming to become a four-division titleholder. He's coming off a dominant victory over William Zepeda in July.
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