With temperatures plummeting below zero in New York City this week, Brooklyn’s Teofimo Lopez and Newark’s Shakur Stevenson (pictured) are set to headline on Saturday at Madison Square Garden with Lopez's world and WBO junior welterweight championships on the line. And as the countdown to this weekend’s eagerly awaited main event continues, the bitter rivals shared a frosty exchange on court at the World’s Most Famous Arena on Tuesday during the New York Knicks’ NBA clash with the Sacramento Kings. Lopez and Stevenson then headed to the official launch party downtown at The Ned, where a host of influencers and media were on hand to usher in a historic fight week, delivered to fight fans by SELA and Matchroom Boxing.

 

On the undercard, former lightweight title holder Keyshawn Davis returns to the ring as a junior welterweight to face Jamaine Ortiz... WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames puts his belt on the line when the destructive Dominican faces a spirited American challenger in Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams.... Brooklyn’s Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington meanwhile, faces a tough test on home turf when he battles the seasoned Carlos Castro, who last time out in 2024 succumbed to a split decision defeat by Stephen Fulton in Las Vegas. The WBC featherweight title will be on the line... Plus, Brooklyn’s ‘Big Baby’ Jarrell Miller brings heavyweight action when the 37-year-old (26-1-2, 22 KOs) comes up against the ‘Black Lion’ Kingsley Ibeh (16-2-1, 14 KOs), who has previously fought the likes of Jared Anderson and Gerald Washington... Saudi Arabia’s undefeated junior welterweight Ziyad ‘Zizo’ Almaayouf returns to the USA – the scene of his overturned DQ victory in August 2024 against Michal Bulik in Los Angeles – when he meets Miami-based Kevin Castillo.