Official odds have been released for the Shakur Stevenson vs Teofimo Lopez super-lightweight clash, with the fight officially on.
Despite being the WBO world champion at 140-pounds, Lopez is opening as a significant underdog against Stevenson in their 2026 showdown.
Shakur Stevenson vs Teofimo Lopez Confirmed
Multi-weight world champions Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez look set to clash early next year.
Although an official date and venue is yet to be confirmed, it looks like Stevenson vs Lopez will go down in the first quarter of 2026.
Despite being the current belt hold at 140-pounds and Stevenson being the one moving up to a fourth weight class, Lopez is the underdog with boxing betting sites as initial odds are leaked.
Stevenson is a three-weight world champion, having previous won world title belts at both featherweight and super-featherweight. The American currently campaigns at lightweight where he is the WBC belt holder, but looks to be moving up once again.
Lopez on the other hand is a two-weight world champion himself. ‘The Takeover’ briefly ruled the lightweight division after beating the great Vasyl Lomachenko, before then winning a second world title in a second weight class up at 140-pounds.
Boxing fans felt Lopez was gearing up for a move to welterweight, but it looks like he could be hanging around at super-lightweight for a little longer.
This is because a fight with the 24-0 Stevenson has been confirmed, with an official announcement imminent in the coming weeks.
Teofimo Lopez’s next fight will see him defend the WBO World Super-Lightweight Title as well as The Ring belt against the undefeated former Olympic silver medallist.
Stevenson vs Lopez could be one of the best fights of next year, with fans already excited at the prospect of this mega-fight.
Shakur Stevenson vs Teofimo Lopez Odds Heavily In Stevenson’s Favour
With Shakur Stevenson vs Teofimo Lopez all but confirmed for early next year, official odds for the world super-lightweight title fight have been released.
It might come as a surprise to some fans that it is the champion, Lopez, who is a relatively big underdog with price-setters in his next fight versus the three-weight world champion.
Stevenson on the other hand is an overwhelming 3/10 favourite to win the fight, with Lopez priced at 5/2 in the early betting market.
This may come as a surprise to some given the fact the 28-year-old is the smaller guy and will be giving away almost every advantage to ‘The Takeover’.
Lopez is the naturally bigger guy, with all of the size attributes and advantages firmly in his favour. That being said, Stevenson is a master boxer, so these odds mightn’t come as a huge shock to seasoned boxing viewers.
Although he is the big favourite, Shakur Stevenson’s next fight against Teofimo Lopez is one he’ll have to be at his best to win.
Particularly when you add to that the fact he is moving up to a fourth weight division and will be conceding a rather large size advantage to the champion.
That being said, what a fight this could be. Stevenson vs Lopez can’t fail to deliver, whether that be in terms of action, drama or a boxing clinic.
