Key Highlights
- Teofimo Lopez defends the WBO and Ring super lightweight titles against Shakur Stevenson, live on DAZN. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA former unified lightweight champion, Lopez (22-1) beat Josh Taylor for the WBO and Ring super lightweight belts.
- He has had some great moments headlining MSG’s Theater.
- Now, “The Takeover,” from Brooklyn, attempts to become immortalized in New York’s historic venue.“The amount of knowledge that's been bestowed in my skills, and the amount of progress I've been creating has really made an impact.
- I feel very good, excited, determined, and I can't wait to display that on Saturday,” Lopez said. Stevenson (24-0) is a three-division champion and looks to make a name for himself at 140.
- The Newark-born fighter, normally reserved, entertained when he took William Zepeda to the limit at Queens' Louis Armstrong Stadium.
