Shakur Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) will meet on Jan. 31 in New York in a junior welterweight showdown between two of the biggest American stars in boxing. The venue is still to be decided, but the bout will headline "The Ring 6" card in New York City and be streamed on DAZN.

Lopez will put his WBO and Ring junior welterweight titles on the line against the undefeated Stevenson, who will move up to 140 pounds for the first time in his career.

Stevenson is the WBC world lightweight champion and the No. 8 fighter in CBS Sports' pound-for-pound rankings , and will look to prove his mettle by jumping up a weight class to take on Lopez. Stevenson most recently defended his 135-pound title in a lopsided unanimous decision victory over William Zepeda Segura in J

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