‘He’s so f***ing good’ – Mikey Garcia breaks down Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson

Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline the “Ring 6” fight card on January 31 at Madison Square Garden, with Lopez’s (22-1, 13 KOs) lineal and WBO super lightweight titles on the line.

Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) is moving up in weight as the current WBC lightweight champion, a title he defended successfully against William Zepeda last time out. Ahead of January 31 live on DAZN Pay-Per-View, former multiple-weight world champion Mikey Garcia has looked ahead to fight night, discussing what Lopez should do to beat Shakur.

Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson – Mikey Garcia has his say

Discussing Lopez vs Stevenson:

“Great matchup, tough fight. I wanna see what Teofimo shows up, because sometimes it’s Teofimo the great fighter who beat Lomachenko, who beat Taylor. That’s a tough Teofimo.

“But then we’ve also seen him in off nights. And that’s the only doubt, the only question I have, you know, which Teofimo’s going to show up,” said Garcia.

When asked what Teofimo has to do to beat a fighter of Shakur Stevenson’s skills, Garcia said: “I would think, as Teofimo is technically a bigger fighter, bigger size, he’s been at the weight class a bit more. I would think he’d have to use that as an advantage. 

“It’s hard to say, because Shakur Stevenson’s so f***ing good at what he does,” added Garcia.

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