Teofimo Lopez is one of boxing’s most fascinating contradictions. Inside the ring, he’s an explosive athlete with rare timing and power. Outside it, he’s mercurial, provocative, and often surrounded by chaos. But there’s one consistent throughline in Lopez’s career: when he’s counted out, he tends to deliver his best work.
That familiar dynamic returns as Lopez prepares to defend his Ring Magazine junior welterweight title against Shakur Stevenson, with supremacy at 140 pounds on the line. The bout headlines The Ring VI at Madison Square Garden, airing live on DAZN a marquee moment for a venue long starved for a modern mega-fight.