Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson will maintain a press convention on Wednesday, December tenth, in New York.
The press convention will focus on their ‘tremendous battle’ on ‘The Ring 6’ occasion on January 31, 2026, at MSG in New York Metropolis.
A ‘Tremendous Battle’ Followers Aren’t Offered On
Many boxing followers view the Lopez-Stevenson battle as a poor matchup between two East Coast boxers with junky kinds. The battle may transform one other underwhelming one. It’s the fallacious matchup to be an fascinating one for followers outdoors the New York/New Jersey space.
Followers in Texas, California, and Nevada choose to look at fighters who carry motion. Lopez and Stevenson are simply boxers who deal with the hit-and-not-get-hit model of combating.
The consensus is that it is going to be a boring chess match between two millionaire boxers, who lack the thrilling kinds of the lesser-known however way more fascinating fighters to look at. Placing two underwhelming boxers in with one another is a foul thought.
Turki Alalshikh would have been higher off matching Teofimo in opposition to the WBA gentle welterweight champion, Gary Antuanne Russell. He’s a slugger who can be searching Teo down and forcing him to run or battle. My guess is he’d run.
A fighter like Shakur must be matched up with an identical aggressive fighter, like Subriel Matias, Abdullah Mason, or Floyd Schofield, to make it fascinating for followers to look at.
Teo’s Decline at 140 lbs
WBO gentle welterweight champion Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) was once an entertaining slugger when he fought within the 135-lb division earlier in his profession.
Since he moved as much as 140 in 2021, he’s adopted a junk combating model, involving motion, potshots, and a number of clowning. His punching energy didn’t carry as much as this division. What made Lopez so good at light-weight was his measurement benefit over his opposition. When he was the larger man, he bullied the smaller fighters at 135. However when he lastly moved as much as the place he ought to have been from the get-go, he hasn’t been the identical.
Teofimo Lopez has struggled in fights in opposition to Jamaine Ortiz, Sandor Martin, and Steve Claggett. These contests confirmed he’s not among the many greatest at 140 and that he wants his promoters to guard him from shedding.
Turki Alalshikh will likely be relying on the personalities and trash speak throughout the buildup. That could be true, however there will likely be a number of indignant followers if this battle underperforms like Teofimo’s final one in opposition to Arnold Barboza Jr. on Might 2, and just about all 24 of Shakur’s fights as a professional.
Teo and Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) should create curiosity for the DAZN occasion, which is anticipated to be on PPV. It’s not preferrred. Of the 2, Lopez has larger potential to generate buzz at Wednesday’s press convention as a result of he has ready. He generates concepts upfront.
