Rolly Romero puts his welterweight title on the line against Teofimo Lopez on August 22.
This Saturday sees explosive boxers from the US, often unpredictable, erratic outside of the sport, sometimes big hitters inside of the ropes, collide.
Some info on the entire Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez undercard this Saturday;
- Main Event – Welterweight Title: Rolly Romero defends his belt against two-division champion Teofimo Lopez in a 12-round showdown .
- Date & Venue: Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas .
- PPV Broadcast: The card is available on pay-per-view via DAZN and Prime Video, starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT .
- Co-Feature – Middleweight: Undefeated Cuban prospect Yoenli Hernandez (10-0, 9 KOs) faces Argentina’s Francisco Daniel Veron over 10 rounds .
- Interim Title Bout – Super Bantamweight: Victor Santillan defends his interim title against Gary Antonio Russell.
- Super Lightweight Prospect Fight: Colombian prospect Carlos Utria takes on Israel Mercado in a 10-round bout .
- High Stakes for Lopez: Lopez is moving up to welterweight for the first time and aims to become a three-division world champion after his loss to Shakur Stevenson .
- High Stakes for Romero: Romero makes his first title defense since beating Ryan Garcia and wants to prove he’s the real force at 147 lbs .
- Once Friends, Now Foes: The two fighters were former sparring partners, but their friendship has soured, adding extra heat to the matchup .
Some things you might not have heard about some of the undercard fighters this Saturday night in live boxing also;
- Carlos Utria – His father quit his career to become his trainer from scratch.
- Utria – A coach told him at 12 he’d quit in a week – that rejection fueled him.
- Utria – Wants to revive Colombian boxing after a long title drought.
- Victor Santillan – Nicknamed “Chico Malo” (The Bad Boy) for his aggressive style.
- Santillan – Has fought top Japanese names like Tenshin Nasukawa.
- Yoenli Hernandez – Has sparred Canelo Alvarez, who told him to stay focused.
- Hernandez – Wants to break the stereotype of Cuban fighters being boring.
- Gary Antonio Russell – Seen as the “weak link” among the famous Russell brothers.
- Russell – Has barely fought in 4 years since a one-sided loss, now 33 and trying to revive his career.
Here is the Rolly Romero vs Lopez fight time on Saturday also.
One boxing legend in particular is going to be very interested in the fight on Saturday night according to some.
All in all, it is just a great fight on Saturday.
Lopez maybe a slight underdog.
Champion Rolando Romero cannot take his eye off the ball though, he must be focused right from the get go and mindful of Lopez’ skills and explosive nature.
Lopez moves up to 147 pounds for the bout on Saturday, it may or may not benefit him, let’s see.
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