00:00Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson Breakdown
00:03Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson headline The Ring 6 on January 31st.
00:10Lopez makes his fourth defense of the WBO 140 title, while Shakur Stevenson moves up from lightweight,
00:16seeking a world title in a fourth weight class after beating William Zepeda.
00:20They had to bring a lightweight to try and dethrone Teofimo because they had no other options.
00:25What I am is far better and greater than what they know. This means everything to me.
00:32Shakur is another fighter and another column to add to my pedigree. I'm thankful and I want more.
00:39But no one is like Shakur Stevenson and that's what makes the fight even more exciting.
00:45My best attribute in my skill set is my footwork. I'm looking forward to seeing how much I am going
00:51to develop going against a fighter like him and what I learned from my previous professional fights,
00:56Lopez said. I've been building my career and the moment has come. Teofimo was willing to do it and
01:02now we're here. I'm turned up. Let's go get it. I fight whatever style is needed to win. I hope they
01:08expect a better version of me on fight night. I want to prove how great I am. After I get out of
01:13the ring I want everyone to talk about how I am that guy. I am coming to put on a show, Shakur stated.
01:19Lopez thrives against elite opponents with athletic counter-punching, explosive speed and smart
01:26footwork, likely pressing and using feints to force exchanges. Shakur Stevenson counters as an elite
01:32defender at 140 pounds, relying on his jab, southpaw reach and pull counters while taking a more
01:38technical back-foot approach. The card is headlined by Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson for the WBO
01:45super-lightweight title, alongside Keyshawn Davis vs. Jermaine Ortiz. The card also features Bruce
01:52Carrington vs. Carlos Castro for the WBC featherweight title, Carlos Adames vs. Austin
01:58Williams for the WBC middleweight title, Jarrell Miller vs. Kingsley Ibe at heavyweight,
02:03and Ziad Almayou vs. Kevin Castillo at welterweight.
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