One of the biggest boxing fights of the year is set to go down later TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 31. 2026) as Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO and The Ring Light Welterweight titles against Shakur Stevenson inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Lopez (22-1) was last seen defeating Arnold Barboza Jr. via unanimous decision in May 2025, giving him his sixth straight win since suffering the first and only loss of his professional career at the hands of George Kambosos Jr. back in 2021. As for Stevenson, he is considered one of the best in the business and is undefeated (24-0) with 11 knockouts. He currently holds WBC’s Lightweight title and is out to become a four-division champion.
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, as the card kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on DAZN PPV. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!
LOPEZ VS. STEVENSON QUICK RESULTS
Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson
Keyshawn Davis vs. Jamain Ortiz – Davis via twelfth-round TKO
Bruce Carrington vs. Carlos Castro – Carrington via ninth-round knockout
Jarrell Miller vs. Kingsley Ibeth – Miller via split-decision
Austin Williams vs. Wendy Toussaint – Williams via unanimous decision
Ziyad Al Maayouf vs. Kevin Castillo – Castillo via unanimous decision
LOPEZ VS. STEVENSON PLAY-BY-PLAY
Round 1:
Lopez with a jab to the body. Double jab from Lopez. Stevenson on his back foot early. Nice jab from Stevenson. The clinch, Stevenson attacks the body, they break. Lopez is looking very fast early.Lopez lands a left hand. Stiff jab from Stevenson, and another. Left hand lands for Stevenson. Close round 10-9 Stevenson
Round 2:
Right hand lands for Lopez. Stevenson working the jab overtime. Big left hand from Stevenson, Lopez returns with a right of his own. Stevenson gets pushed down, no knockdown. Stevenson once again working that jab. Lopez having trouble closing the distance. 10-9 Stevenson
Round 3:
Left hand lands for Stevenson, and then goes right back to work with the jab. Lopez tries to jump in with a double jab but catches nothing but air. Stevenson working the jab again, not much else. Lopez needs to get going because Stevenson is jabbing his way to a shutout. 10-9 Stevenson.
Round 4:
Lopez slips, Stevenson tags the body. Stevenson tried to push in, but Stevenson is too quick and evades the strikes. Uppercut from Lopez Stevenson blocks. Good left lands for Stevenson and Lopez’s glove nearly touches the canvas for a knockdown. One-two lands for Stevenson. Lopez darts in, catches nothing but air. Big left hand lands for Stevenson to close out the round. 10-9 Stevenson
HIGHLIGHTS
Ibeh literally punched Miller’s toupee off his head!