A week after the Teofimo Lopez-Shakur Stevenson fight finally became official, The Ring revealed where it will take place.
The pre-sale for tickets is scheduled to begin Wednesday at noon ET, via
ticketmaster.com. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Thursday at noon ET, also at
ticketmaster.com.
The Brooklyn-born
Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) and
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs), a native of nearby Newark, New Jersey, will headline a DAZN Pay-Per-View event next month.
Stevenson, the WBC lightweight champ, will attempt to become a titleholder in a fourth weight class in this battle between 28-year-old rivals. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist opened as more than a 3-1 favorite to dethrone Lopez, a two-division champion.
The Ring ranks Stevenson eighth on its pound-for-pound list. He is also No. 1 among The Ring’s lightweight contenders for a vacant championship.
Lopez isn’t on The Ring’s pound-for-pound list, but he has held its junior welterweight title since he soundly defeated former undisputed 140-pound champ Josh Taylor on points 2½ years ago.
Keith Idec is a senior writer and columnist for The Ring. He can be reached on X @idecboxing