There may be no fighter in boxing more perplexing than Teofimo Lopez Jr. One month he looks like a generational talent; the next, he looks like he’s searching for answers.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline the highly anticipated “The Ring 6” fight card at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Brooklyn’s Teofimo Lopez and Newark’s Shakur Stevenson have been circling each other since their amateur days. On Wednesday, the two finally made it official on stage at Madison Square Garden.
The energy inside Wednesday’s kickoff press conference in New York shifted sharply when Teofimo Lopez Sr. fired back at Shakur Stevenson, escalating an already heated promotional atmosphere ahead of their January 31 headliner at Madison Square Garden.
A blockbuster showdown with true pound-for-pound implications is officially set. Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez Jr. will headline The Ring 6 on January 31 at Madison Square Garden, streaming globally on DAZN.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline “The Ring 6” fight card in New York City. The main event will be for Lopez’s WBO super lightweight title.
The fight between WBO and Ring Magazine junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) and Shakur Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) on January 31 now has a venue, according to a press release by Matchroom Boxing.
Floyd Mayweather views Shakur Stevenson as the A-side in his January 31 fight against Teofimo Lopez. Shakur moves up from 135 to try and secure Lopez’s WBO Junior Welterweight Title.
On January 31, in New York, Shakur Stevenson is set to move up to the super lightweight division to challenge Teofimo Lopez for the WBO title. A win for Stevenson would make him a four-division champion at the age of 28.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline “The Ring 6” fight card in New York City. Lopez vs Stevenson will be for Lopez’s WBO super lightweight title, with Stevenson stepping up in weight as the current WBC lightweight champion.
Teofimo Lopez, the WBO Junior Welterweight Champion, is eying a Terence Crawford bout at 160. Lopez’s comments follow as he prepares to box Shakur Stevenson on January 31 in a defense of his WBO belt for the fourth time.
On December 1, it was officially announced that rivals Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson would be squaring off in a highly anticipated bout at the start of 2026.
WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Teofimo Lopez will defend his title against the undefeated Shakur Stevenson on January 31 in New York. Lopez will enjoy the home-crowd advantage as he makes the fourth defense of his WBO Junior Welterweight Title.
, boxing will open 2026 with a bang. Two of the sport’s most gifted, polarizing, and pound-for-pound elite fighters will collide on January 31 when Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson meet in the main event of The Ring 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live exclusively on DAZN.
A major New York fight officially headlines the end of January Features two elite stars competing near their prime Includes major storyline shifts across two weight classes 2026 is about to ring in the new year by punching fans directly in the excitement receptors.
Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson could very well be facing off next, with reports the bout is a ‘done deal’ for New York City on January 31. The WBO Champion Lopez has won his last six fights, most recently against Arnold Barboza Jr.
Teofimo Lopez is pursuing a December showdown with Manny Pacquiao, given the uncertainty surrounding a bout against Shakur Stevenson. Lopez, who is the WBO Junior Welterweight Champion, is looking for the biggest fights after retaining his belt with a win over Arnold Barboza Jr.
Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney have reportedly finalized their fight for August 16th in Saudi Arabia, with the bout taking place at a 145-pound catchweight.
Teofimo Lopez's recent tirade of posts on X may have cost him. Fight Freaks Unite's Dan Rafael reported that a fight between Lopez and Devin Haney was agreed to, but not signed yet, on Tuesday night, the same night that Lopez went on his spree of posts on X, which included calling out Turki Alalshikh.
According to The Ring Magazine Teofimo Lopez is set to return to the ring in June or July, where he will defend his WBO and Ring Magazine super lightweight titles.
Teofimo Lopez is continuing to make waves on social media as he seeks to secure his first fight of 2025. On Monday, the 27-year-old fighter, who is signed to promoter Top Rank, posted himself in a photo with managers Keith Connolly and Mike Borao.
The Teofimo Lopez next fight news is official, as “The Takeover” returns in June. Lopez will defend his WBO junior welterweight championship live on ESPN.