What title is at stake in Lopez vs. Stevenson ahead of their huge clash on January 31st? Learn more and find out here.
It isn’t just titles at stake this month.
It is a huge fight in the sport between two of the sport’s new elite boxers of the new generation.
Two men who don’t like one another and wanted the fight for the longest time, so have boxing fans.
Here is what at stake:
- Belts at stake: WBO super lightweight (junior welterweight, 140 lbs) title + The Ring Magazine super lightweight title (lineal).
- Lopez defends both (his fourth WBO defense).
- Stevenson challenges for them in his 140-lb debut (he’d become a four-division champ with a win).
- No other major belts (WBC, WBA, IBF at 140) involved.
High-stakes clash for legacy, P4P status, and potential future unifications.
The fight is for bragging rights as well in New Jersey and New York who are rival States next to one another in the US.
Going into the fight Lopez claims he ‘runs New York’ — let’s see.
