World championship boxing returns on Saturday as Teofimo Lopez defends his WBO super lightweight world title against Shakur Stevenson.
Stevenson steps up to a fourth different weight class since his professional debut in 2017 and will hope he can adapt to the weight in order to dethrone Lopez.
‘The Takeover’ has just one loss in his career which came in his clash with George Kambosos Jr at Madison Square Garden in 2022.
He was beaten via split decision but has looked impressive since.
He has picked up some big wins following the defeat including a unanimous decision victory over former undisputed super lightweight star Josh Taylor.
Lopez won his WBO world title with a split decision win over Sandor Martin despite going down in the second.
He was last in action in May 2025 where he outclassed Arnold Barboza Jr over 12 rounds.
Stevenson was a star in the amateurs, picking up a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He also won a youth Olympic gold in 2014.
Some of Stevenson’s standout professional wins include a one-sided beatdown of Joet Gonzalez back in 2022 to win the vacant WBO featherweight world title.
He was last in action in July where he completely outclassed William Zepeda over 12 rounds.
Lopez vs Stevenson – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks
- The pair will fight on Saturday January 31, live from Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
- Undercard bouts are set to commence 6pm local time (ET) / 3pm PT / 11pm GMT / 10am AEST (Sunday)
- Main event ring walks are expected to be around 10:45pm local time (ET) / 7:45pm PT / 3:45am GMT (Sunday) / 1:45pm AEST (Sunday)
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Lopez vs Stevenson – How To Watch
- The card is set to be aired live on DAZN pay-per-view
- A one-off purchase is available for £24.99
- DAZN also offer their ultimate package for £24.99/ month which includes at least 12 pay-per-view events throughout the year.
Lopez vs Stevenson – Last Three Fights
Lopez
- Teofimo Lopez bt Arnold Barboza Jr – Unanimous Decision
- Teofimo Lopez bt Steve Claggett – Unanimous Decision
- Teofimo Lopez bt Jamaine Ortiz – Unanimous Decision
(Photo Credit: Mikey Williams, Top Rank)
Stevenson
- Shakur Stevenson bt William Zepeda – Unanimous Decision
- Shakur Stevenson bt Josh Padley – 9th round TKO
- Shakur Stevenson bt Artem Harutyunyan – Unanimous Decision
Undercard
Ahead of a cracking main event, the Ring have put together a brilliant undercard.
Seven bouts take place before with two world titles on the line.
- Carlos Adames (24-1-1) vs Austin Williams (19-1-0) – Middleweight (12 rounds), for the WBC middleweight world title
- Keyshawn Davis (13-0-0) vs Jamaine Ortiz (20-2-1) – Super lightweight (12 rounds)
- Bruce Carrington (16-0-0) vs Carlos Castro Manriquez (30-3-0) – Featherweight (12 rounds), for the vacant WBC featherweight world title
- Ziyad Almaayouf (7-0-1) vs Kevin Castillo (5-2-1) – Super lightweight (8 rounds)
- Jarrell Miller (26-1-2) vs Kingsley Ibeh (16-2-1) – Heavyweight (10 rounds)
- Maxime Vaz (5-0-0) vs TBA – Heavyweight (4 rounds)
- Oswaldo Jesus Molina Jimenez (8-0-0) vs TBA – Lightweight (4 rounds)
