When Teófimo López and Shakur Stevenson come together on Saturday night inside the big room at Madison Square Garden, a junior welterweight title and a claim to American fistic supremacy will be on the line before a sold-out crowd of more than 20,000 spectators. López (22-1, 13 KOs) enters as the WBO and lineal champion at 140lb, making the fourth defense of the belt he seized with a masterclass performance against Scotland’s Josh Taylor in 2023. Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs), already a three-division world champion from 126lb through 135lb, moves up in pursuit of a fourth divisional title and his most high-profile victory to date.
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