The biggest of the bunch is part of the DAZN/Ring Pay-Per-View, with two of the biggest names in the sport, as Teofimo Lopez defends his WBO junior welterweight title against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson at Madison Square Garden.
Lopez is an underdog to the talented Stevenson, and he has struggled the most against boxers, winning questionable decisions to Sandor Martin and Jamaine Ortiz, but Lopez seems to fight his best when he's the underdog, with his best victories over Vasyl Lomachenko and Josh Taylor in that role.
Stevenson continues his move up in weight in a career that started at featherweight and he was even fun to watch in his most recent win (and arguably best) in his unanimous decision nod over William Zepeda.
Style-wise, I'll pick Stevenson all day, but Lopez always surprises most when he's counted on least, so I'm open to either man getting the duke!
Former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis returns to the ring for the first time since losing his title on the scales last year and then getting into a brawl behind the scenes against Jamaine Ortiz in a junior welterweight match.
Ortiz is known for his close losses to Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez, and his boxing could give Davis, who has been off for close to a year (a knockout win over Denis Berincyk in four rounds), problems if Davis is rusty.
Davis, a former Olympic silver medalist, could use an impressive win to wipe the stench of his fiasco last June away a small amount.
The vacant WBC featherweight title, vacated by Stephen Fulton, will be contested between top prospect Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington and Carlos Castro.
Carringron received lots of attention on the Top Rank cards on ESPN and is an excellent young fighter, but has yet to face a contender in his short career.
Castro has failed against his best opposition but was robbed against Stephen Fulton in his last fight (September 2024), losing a majority decision when he knocked Fulton down in the fifth round and deserved the victory.
Carlos Adames and mandatory challenger Austin "Ammo" Williams have a recent common opponent in their fight for Adames's WBC middleweight title- super middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz.
Sheeraz stopped Williams in the eleventh round in 2024, but Williams has won three straight bouts since that loss.
Adames drew with Sheeraz last February in a fight that most thought Adames won.
Editor's Note: Adames was unable to make weight due to dehydration and was forced to drop out of the fight.
Heavyweight Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller continues his comeback against Kingsley Ibeh.
Miller drew with Andy Ruiz in August 2024 in his first fight since his initial career loss to Daniel DuBois.
Ibeh has won eleven straight since a 2021 loss to Jared Anderson.
In part two of the challenge, we'll write about this weekend's fight outside the MSG PPV.
Boxing Challenge
TRS: Stevenson Unanimous Decision
Vince Samano:
V.S:
TRS: Carrington KO 9
V.S:
TRS: Adames Unanimous Decision
TRS: Miller KO 8
V.S:
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