TEOFIMO LOPEZ will seek to cement his place amongst the modern boxing greats when he faces off against Arnold Barboza Jr in a star-studded Times Square showdown.
, 27, is already seen as one of the leading figures in American after a collection of impressive wins.
A win in New York would add significant substance to widely-regarded two-weight dynamo claims, mainly due to his opponent.
To add some more incentive to the fight, theWBO title world super lightweight crown is on the line.
Danger is personified in the form of Barboza Jr, the undefeated ace who sprung a surprise to be here.
Barboza Jr moved into title contention position after edging past home-favourite in Manchester last February.
Following dust-up, which established itself as a fight-of-the-year-candidate, Saudi boxing chief will hope for his “The Ring”; series to re-take his position as boxing’s main talking point.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr?
- Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr will take place onFriday, May 2– a day before Canelo Alvarez’s clash with William Scull.
- Ring-walk times are yet to be announced, so is the actual time of the fight.
- Alalshikh’s The Ring Magazine has organised a card that will see Times Square, Manhattan as the allocated arena with actual attendance speculative given the first-time nature of the event.
- The fight night dubbed Fatal Fury Times Square will represent a groundbreaking event as it will be first event staged at Times Square.
- The understanding is that screens will be placed on the outside of the venue to broadcast the fights for free.
What TV channel is Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr on and can it be live streamed?
Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr will be available to watch on DAZN PPV.
There are three options for a DAZN subscription, Annual – either paying a one-off fee or monthly – and a monthly option.
An annual pass can be purchased for£119.99/$224.99. That’s just£2.30/$4.32 per week or 65p per fight(based on 185 fight nights per year).
A monthly flexible pass is priced at £24.99/$29.99 per month, which can be cancelled at any time.
A subscription allows you to watch every live event and all on-demand programming on DAZN.
A DAZN subscription costs:
- Annual Super Saver: £119.99/$224.99 annually
- Monthly Saver (12-month deal):£14.99/$19.99 per month
- Monthly Flexible pass (cancel any time): £24.99/$29.99 per month
What is the Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero undercard?
The undercard is equally star-studded with fellow Americans Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney headlining.
- – Welterweight
- Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez – Welterweight
- Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr – Super lightweight, for the WBO title
- ​​Reito Tsutsumi vs Levale Whittington; Super Featherweight
What has been said?
Having slapped his opponent in March during a promotional event, Lopez has sought to put the incident behind him, but stressed his opponent “crossed”; a line.
“I come respectful,”; Lopez said.“My whole thing is I’m always gonna come respectful. But he crossed that boundary, and we just gotta lay it right there.”;
Barboza conversely did not rise to any bait laid out by his rival, and , sought to promise another blockbuster performance instead.
“I’m very excited to share the ring with him,”; Barboza added. “He’s an awesome fighter, one of the top at 140. But I’m an awesome fighter too, so it’s gonna be fireworks.”;
