Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson: What to know for championship bout

Boxing fans rejoice! The new year brings new bouts and 2026 is starting off with a stellar one. A fight between two world champions, Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson, was announced Monday.

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will move up in weight to challenge WBO junior welterweight title-holder Teofimo Lopez on Jan. 31. The fight will be available for streaming via DAZN, with other details regarding the fight and other fighters to appear on the card still yet to be determined.

Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) has earned titles in three separate divisions, holding the WBC lightweight title for over two years now. He's made three defenses on that belt, including his most recent victory over the previously undefeated William Zepeda in July this year.

Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs), meanwhile, is a former unified lightweight title-holder in his own right, making the jump to junior welterweight in 2022 and claiming the WBO belt in June 2023.

Here's everything to know as we prepare for Stevenson vs. Lopez.

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Teofimo Lopez record

Teofimo Lopez is 21-1 with 13 of those wins coming via knockout.

Lopez has earned world championships in two separate weight classes, having formerly held lightweight titles with the WBO, WBA and IBF before sizing up to junior welterweight. He currently owns the WBO junior lightweight belt and has since 2023.

The lone loss of Teofimo Lopez's career came November 2021, a shocking upset defeat to George Kambosos Jr. Kambosos Jr. was the IBF's mandatory challenger and while he entered the fight with an unbeaten record, he was a massive underdog. Kambosos Jr. would win by split decision

Lopez moved to the junior welterweight division following that loss.

Shakur Stevenson record

Shakur Stevenson is 24-0 with 11 knockouts on his resume.

Stevenson, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, held titles at featherweight and junior lightweight before jumping to the lightweight division in 2023. In just his second fight as a lightweight, he claimed the vacant WBC title against Edwin De Los Santos.

When is Lopez vs. Stevenson?

The fight will be the main event at "The Ring 6", scheduled for Jan. 31, 2026. It will stream exclusively on DAZN. The venue for the fight has yet to be determined, but the fight will be happening in New York City.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Teofimo Lopez-Shakur Stevenson fight: Date, records and what to know