Dice City Sports · Dec 11, 2025
Shakur Stevenson vs. Teofimo Lopez Jr. Creates Stylistic Issues
© Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLCA blockbuster showdown with true pound-for-pound implications is officially set. Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez Jr. will headline The Ring 6 on January 31 at Madison Square Garden, streaming globally on DAZN. Before the promotional tour launches with Wednesday’s press conference, both champions sat down with Inside The Ring to discuss one of boxing’s most anticipated matchups.
Stevenson Says Lopez Looked “On Point” and That’s Why He Wanted the Fight
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs), the WBC lightweight champion and Ring Magazine’s No. 1 fighter at 135, revealed that Lopez’s recent form pushed him toward the challenge.