Overview
- Both fighters made weight at the final New York weigh-in—Lopez at 139.6 lbs and Stevenson at 138.6 lbs—after a heated press-conference stare-down ahead of a sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd.
- Lopez defends the WBO and lineal super-lightweight titles, with The Ring belt also on the line, against Stevenson as he moves up to 140 pounds.
- DAZN will stream the event exclusively on pay-per-view (US $69.99; UK £24.99), with the main card set for 6 p.m. ET and main-event ring walks expected around 10:45 p.m. ET.
- Sportsbooks price Stevenson as the favorite (roughly -300 to -325 vs. Lopez +230 to +240), while media and former champions offer divided picks between a Stevenson decision and a Lopez upset.
- Organizers are seeking a replacement opponent for Austin Williams after WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames withdrew ill, with the rest of the card including Keyshawn Davis vs. Jamaine Ortiz, Bruce Carrington vs. Carlos Castro for the vacant WBC featherweight title, and Jarrell Miller vs. Kingsley Ibeh.