NEW YORK – After weeks of two-way trash speak from afar, Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez will lastly have their first in-person encounter.
Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs), the undefeated junior welterweight king from Edinburgh, Scotland, will defend his WBO and Ring Journal crowns in opposition to former light-weight king Lopez (18-1, 13 KOs) this Saturday at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Right now’s remaining press convention will probably be streamed dwell right here on FightBook MMA at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT within the video above.
As an alternative of a conventional faceoff, a layer of safety will separate the combatants. Further safety has been employed because of the intense pre-fight rhetoric between the 2 combatants.
Taylor-Lopez and the Xander Zayas-Ronald Cruz junior middleweight co-feature will probably be broadcast dwell on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Sky Sports activities will carry the occasion within the UK.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
