{"id":89740,"date":"2025-08-22T22:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/89740\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:21:08","slug":"the-wait-is-over-teofimo-lopez-answers-shakur-stevensons-calls-sets-up-a-2026-showpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/89740\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wait Is Over: Teofimo Lopez Answers Shakur Stevenson&#8217;s Calls, Sets Up A 2026 Showpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teofimo Lopez replied to Shakur Stevenson today on X, letting him know that he\u2019s \u201cAlready accepted the fight\u201d against him and they\u2019ll meet at the start of 2026. Lopez just made the needy Shakur happy today. He\u2019d been waiting for days to hear those words, and he got his wish.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez (22-1,13 KOs) didn\u2019t say which weight class the fight with the unbeaten WBC lightweight champion Shakur (24-0, 11 KOs) will take place at. Teofimo, 27, has the A-side popularity to insist that Stevenson come up to 140 to challenge him for his WBO light welterweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Social Media Skirmishes<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakur has posted four times about Teofimo since last July, urging him to fight him.<\/p>\n<p>Stevenson initially called out Lopez on July 25th, using the phrase, \u201cLet\u2019s make boxing great again.\u201d Some fans read that as code for, \u2018Man, I\u2019m desperate for a paycheck and I got Andy Cruz breathing down my neck at #1 WBC.\u2019<br \/>\nJuly 29th, Shakur said this in response to Teofimo posting a sparring clip of him working him over during a session, \u201cLol that\u2019s an old a** sparring tape let\u2019s make the fight, bro. It\u2019s time to get in that ring for real, I\u2019m excited now u done got me hype!!!\u201d<br \/>\nAugust 9th: Stevenson got agitated in response to Teofimo saying he\u2019s going to slap him at a press conference. Shakur said this: \u201cYou\u2019re talkin bout smacking me at a press conference, You got it wrong, my boy. You better chill out!\u201d<br \/>\nAugust 21st: Shakur posted on X, saying he could fight Lamont Roach next if Teofimo didn\u2019t accept a fight with him. \u201cIf Teofimo don\u2019t want the fight I\u2019ll fight [Lamont Roach Jr.] next, either way I\u2019m tryna fight for a belt at 135! .\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve already accepted the fight! I\u2019ll see you the beginning of the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShakurStevenson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ShakurStevenson<\/a> \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KGGyNHnzUx\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/KGGyNHnzUx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Teofimo Lopez (@TeofimoLopez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeofimoLopez\/status\/1958954498627707355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teofimo\u2019s Exhibition Plan<\/p>\n<p>Teofimo volunteered yesterday to fight an exhibition on the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis undercard on November 14th on Netflix at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. He tagged Jake\u2019s promotional team, Most Valuable Promotions, and the State Farm Arena. If his offer is accepted, that would be the reason for the delay on the Shakur fight.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"450\">Nation Vegas has been writing on the fight game since 2012 and is now a featured writer with Boxing News 24. Over the years, he has built a reputation for strong coverage of both major events and rising prospects, delivering news, fight reports, and features that connect with fans worldwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"736\">With more than a decade of experience, Nation combines sharp analysis with an accessible style, making his work a reliable source for readers who want to follow the sport from every angle. His consistency and passion for boxing have established him as a respected voice on the site.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb The Wait is Over: Teofimo Lopez Answers Shakur Stevenson\u2019s Calls, Sets Up a 2026 Showpiece<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 08\/22\/2025 \t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teofimo Lopez replied to Shakur Stevenson today on X, letting him know that he\u2019s \u201cAlready accepted the fight\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-89740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}