Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson – Oscar De La Hoya breaks it down

On January 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline the highly anticipated “Ring 6” fight card, for Lopez’s lineal and WBO super lightweight titles.

Stevenson is moving up in weight as the current WBC lightweight champion to take part in one of the best fights possible in boxing. Ahead of this intriguing world title fight live on DAZN Pay-Per-View, Oscar De La Hoya gave his view when speaking to Fight Hub TV at Raul Curiel vs Jordan Panthen.

Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson – Oscar De La Hoya weighs in

Both won their last fights, with Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) defeating William Zepeda by unanimous decision (118-110 x2 and 119-109) on the  Ring III fight card, while Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) defeated Arnold Barboza Jr by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, and 118-110) on the widely-criticized May 2 Times Square card.

When asked about Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson, and what was the most compelling aspect of the matchup, De La Hoya said:

“It’s gonna be a great fight! Teo’s a hell of a fighter. I love Teo, but I love Shakur. His style is almost impossible to break, but if there’s a fighter who can break it, it’s Teo.

“But it’s gonna be a hell of a fight, because I love Shakur because he doesn’t run. He’s right there in front of you. So it’s up to Teo to do something, but I think it’s gonna be a great fight, great fight for boxing.”

Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson full fight card

• Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson, 12 rounds, for Lopez’s lineal/WBO junior welterweight title
• Keyshawn Davis vs Jamaine Ortiz, 12 rounds, super lightweights
• Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington vs Carlos Castro, 12 rounds, for vacant WBC featherweight title
• Carlos Adames vs Austin “Ammo” Williams, 12 rounds, for Adames’ WBC middleweight title
• Jarrell Miller vs Kingsley Ibeh, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• Ziyad Almayouf vs Kevin Castillo, 8 rounds, welterweights
• Maxime Vaz vs TBA, 4 rounds, heavyweights
• Oswaldo Molina vs TBA, 4 rounds, lightweights

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