Teofimo Lopez Jnr-Shakur Stevenson fight card: Live blog recap

Shakur Stevenson takes a landslide unanimous decision over Teofimo Lopez to become a four-division champion. 

Scores were 119-109 across the board for Stevenson, who wins the lineal, RING and 140lbs. championship.

Teofimo Lopez did not go for broke, did not let his hands go nor did he have any answers for Shakur Stevenson over 12 one-sided rounds. BoxingScene scored the contest 119-109 for Stevenson, who has won titles at 126, 130 and 135. He is moments away from becoming the lineal, RING and WBO 140lbs champion.

Three minutes to go and Teofimo Lopez has yet to solve the riddle of Shakur Stevenson, nor has he even considered going for broke. Stevenson is well ahead and three minutes away from becoming a four-division champion - and delivering a devastatingly one-sided performance in the process.

Ten rounds done and the closest that Shakur Stevenson has come to being in danger is frequent warnings from referee Harvey Dock for stepping on Teofimo Lopez's front foot.

Stevenson is thoroughly enjoying himself, consistently beating Lopez to the punch and barely wasting any energy as he piles up rounds. 

Teofimo Lopez enjoyed BY FAR his best round of the fight in the 8th. Shakur Stevenson appeared to take a breather after piling up rounds through seven. Lopez connected to the body with consistency for the first time on the night and also scored with his right hand upstairs. Stevenson has stood directly in front of Lopez for most of the night and largely relied on angles and head movement to avoid the incoming. He employed lateral movement for the first time late in the round. 

We are at the halfway point, and Teofimo Lopez is quickly running out of rounds and solutions for the supremely gifted Shakur Stevenson.

Lopez is cut over his left eye with blood streaming down the side of his face. Stevenson has consistently landed in the high-40s to mid-50-percent range in every round. A one-two landed for Stevenson but was denied a knockdown when correctly ruled that he pulled down Lopez by the back of the head.

6-0, 60-54 through six. Only question at this point is where to place Stevenson in a pound-for-pound sense.

Shakur Stevenson is not only in full control through four rounds, but nearly produced the bout's first knockdown. A left hand landed for the Newark, New Jersey native, and Lopez's glove appeared to have touched the canvas. However, referee Harvey Dock ruled that the stumble was caused by Stevenson stepping on Lopez's front foot.

Nevertheless, a masterclass performance thus far by Stevenson. Lopez catches an earful from father and head trainer Teofimo Sr., who insists "You're gonna hate yourself tomorrow," if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Shakur Stevenson is controlling the real estate, mostly with his jab. Teofimo Lopez enjoyed a brief moment of success, ironically with the bout's first trip to the canvas. Stevenson went down after the two boxers were tangled up, immediately ruled a slip by top-shelf referee Harvey Dock.

Not much to choose from in the opening round. Lopez came forward in his best effort to make the ring a small place. Didn't land much, as expected against arguably the best defensive fighter in the sport today in Stevenson, who enjoyed modest success with his right jab out of his southpaw stance. 

Perhaps only important to a dance nerd like me, but the Brooklyn-bred, Las Vegas-based Teofimo Lopez had the legendary hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez escort him into the ring for Saturday's main event. 

The Jabbowockeez - Season 1 winners of the now defunct MTV's America's Best Dance Crew series - have an ongoing residency in Vegas. 

Lopez attempts the fourth defense of his lineal, RING and WBO 140lbs championship versus Shakur Stevenson, who aims to win his fifth major title across four weight divisions. 

Shakur Stevenson is in the unique position as challenger and is once again forced to play the waiting game. 

Teofimo Lopez did the same during Friday's ceremonial weigh-in, enjoying his role as the lineal, RING and WBO 140lbs champion as Stevenson bids for his 4th divisional title. 

Keyshawn Davis announced his arrival at 140lbs but already has his sights set on bigger game - literally and figuratively.

"Devin... Haney," Davis told DAZN's Chris Mannix in the ring of his next desired target, shortly after his 12th round stoppage of Jamaine Ortiz. "His father in my DMs, keeps screenshotting stuff that we saying.

"Devin Haney definitely on my hit list if we can make that happen in 2026."

Jamaine Ortiz provided strong performances in going the distance with both former three-division titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko and lineal/RING/WBO 140lbs champion Teofimo Lopez. The Domini-Rican was, however, no match for Keyshawn Davis who scored two knockdowns en route to a 12th round knockdown.

Davis floored Ortiz in the 11th and 12th rounds, both courtesy of left hooks to the body. The latter prompted referee Thomas Taylor to stop the contest at 2 minutes, 47 seconds of the 12th round - just 13 seconds to go in the contest.

A successful 140lbs debut for Davis, much needed after the self-destructive end to his 2025 campaign. 

Jamaine Ortiz was forced to visit the ringside physician prior to the start of the 11th and 12th rounds. He passed his brief exam on both occasions, as the bout was permitted to proceed. Keyshawn Davis stared down the one-eyed Ortiz as referee Thomas Taylor instructed both boxers to keep it clean for the 12th and final round. 

Keyshawn Davis is determined to become the first boxer to stop Jamaine Ortiz, who went 12 rounds with Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBO 140lbs champ Teofimo Lopez. A wicked left hook to the body forced Ortiz to take a knee early in the 11th. Ortiz barely beat the count and Davis proceeded to score with pinpoint accuracy. 

Jamaine Ortiz is paying the price in every way imaginable in his inability to get his offense untracked. Keyshawn Davis has put together a clean boxing performance through ten rounds. The effects are visible, as Ortiz has swelling and an abrasion around his left eye.

Davis picked up the pace in the 10th round, frequently landing right hands. Ortiz's best moment in the round was a counter check left hook but Davis shook off the blow and continued with his approach as he was determined to close the show. 

The boo birds voiced their displeasure over the slow moving affair throughout the second half of the fight. Keyshawn Davis briefly drew applause with a left hook midway through the 8th round. It was the lone piece of action in the round, as Jamaine Ortiz appears flat out lost against the supremely gifted Davis, who has roots in New York (his family is originally from Long Island). 

Jamaine Ortiz has enjoyed brief moments of success but has been largely outboxed by Keyshawn Davis through six rounds. Davis has consistently responded to Ortiz's frequent switches between southpaw and orthodox. Ortiz outslicked Davis in the 4th round has otherwise struggled to get the attention of the former WBO 135lbs titlist. 

The resurrection tour has begun for Keyshawn Davis. Included in the makeover for the former WBO 135 lbs titlist was the choice of "Goodness of God" as his ringwalk music for his scheduled 12-round, 140lbs clash with former title challenger Jamaine Ortiz at Madison Square Garden.

Bout marks his first appearance since his WBO 135lbs title winning knockout over Denys Berinchyk last February 14 at MSG Theater. His planned hometown headliner last June in Norfolk, Virginia blew up spectacularly when he badly missed weight, was stripped of the title and his fight with Edwin De Los Santos canceled outright. Somehow adding to that mess, Davis and his brothers were engaged in a post-fight brawl with Nahir Albright, who defeated Kelvin Davis on the undercard. 

Bruce Carrington made a piece of history for Brooklyn, becoming the borough's first boxer to win a major title in the main room at Madison Square Garden. Others, including Daniel Jacobs, have won a belt at MSG Theater but "Shu Shu" became the first to get it done upstairs, courtesy of a 9th round knockout of Carlos Castro. 

Carrington, 17-0 (10 KOs) also became the latest Top Rank fighter to nab a belt, a notable feat for the company as the search continues for a network/platform deal. 

Bruce Carrington slowly took over the fight and ultimately closed the show in style.

A right hand rocked Carlos Castro, sparking a five-punch combination to put Castro flat on his back. The visiting boxer attempted to beat the count but the fight was waved off, prompting a celebration by "Shu Shu" who is now the full WBC 126lbs title, at 1 minute, 29 seconds into the 9th round.

The performance marked the first stoppage on Saturday's show after three straight distance fights earlier in the evening.

Carlos Castro finally found an opportunity to let his hands go and did not disappoint. The hard-luck contender dropped a right hand on the temple of Carrington, and continued on the attack in the 4th round. Carrington managed a right hand to briefly dull Castro's momentum but has some work to do to regain control of this fight. 

Carrington wakes up the crowd after he lands in combination on consecutive occasions in round three. Castro took the shots well - including a pair of right uppercuts - but was unable to respond. 

Slow moving affair to that point, but let's see if Carrington can carry over the momentum and energize "Shu York City". 

Up now, Brooklyn's Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington, 16-0 (9 KOs) and Carlos Castro, 30-3 (14 KOs) - a Phoenix-raised Mexican now based in Los Angeles - meet for the vacant WBC 126lbs title. 

Carrington holds the interim version of the title, having claimed the secondary belt in a 12-round decision over Mateus Heita last July 26 at MSG's Theater. Sanctioning body policy calls for vacant title fights, with only select exceptions where interim titleholders are automatically elevated (unlike the WBA's flimsy policy). 

Castro has not fought since a disputed split decision defeat to former two-division titlist Stephen Fulton in September 2024.

Jarrell Miller managed to get his first win in nearly three years, but lost his hair as well as some momentum in his career, in the process.

The brash Brooklyn-bred heavyweight edged Phoenix's Kingsley Ibeh via split decision in a largely forgettable 10-round affair. Ibeh won 96-94 on one card, overruled by scores of 97-93 and 97-93 for Miller in the opening bout of Saturday's DAZN Pay-Per-View event from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The highlight of the night was when Ibeh knocked Miller's toupee loose in the 3rd round. Ever the showman, Miller owned the moment, ripping off the rug and tossing it into the crowd. Ironically, it landed in the seat next to WBO heavyweight titlist Fabio Wardley, whom Miller was supposed to face last June before he was forced out with a reported injury.

Miller's previous victory came in March 2023 knockout over Lucas Browne. He was stopped in the 10th round by Daniel Dubois in December 2023 and fought to a 12-round draw with former unified heavyweight titlist Andy Ruiz in August 2024.