There is going to be an epic junior welterweight clash as Scottish boxing star Josh Taylor takes on Brooklyn’s own Teofimo Lopez in 12 Rounds of action for the WBO/Lineal Jr. Welterweight World Title on June 10 in the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden.
Top Rank Boxing, is running this fight and had a press conference on Thursday to promote the upcoming clash. To check out the full Taylor vs Lopez press conference fans are encouraged to check out the video below:
Taylor, is the junior welterweight king boxing his way to a 19-0 record with 13 KO’s, isn’t going to be in for an easy test this Saturday taking on Lopez has he has an 18-1 record and also has knocked out 13 opponents.
Josh has been able to compile an impressive resume thus far as he went on a four -fight run in where he collected the undisputed junior welterweight champion. In that run he was able to gain victories over Ivan Baranchyk, Regis Prograis and Jose Ramirez.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, Lopez has been making a name for himself in the United States. One of the quickest victories came on December 2019, when he captured the IBF title as he knocked out Richard Commey in the second round. Then in October came one of the more memorable fights that Teofimo has been able to be in as he outlasted the pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Thanks to their impressive performances Top Rank Boxing set things up to where these two combatants can meet and in one of the most iconic places in the world for Boxing in MSG. Since the day the fight was set the duo have been getting into a verbal clash with the other.
Things got especially spicy at the Press Conference held at Madison Square Garden as the member of the NYPD had to step in to calm the two combatants down:
The folks at Top Rank Boxing are going to have an international flair on Saturday, as also happening on that day is the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
There are going to be three that hail from Puerto Rico as Henry Lebron, Xander Zayas and Omar Rosario are hoping to put on a show.
Fans can check out the face-to-face meeting between Zayas and Cruz by checking out the video below:
Also here is a video of Lebron, Zayas and Rosario all posing for the media at the press conference:
Lebron (17-0, 10 KOs) is from Aguadilla, and is going to take on Carlos Ramos (17-2, 10 KOs) in 10 rounds in Junior Lightweight action. Then as the night progresses Rosario (10-0, 3 KOs) from Caguas is slated to take on Jan Carlos Rivera (8-1, 6 KO) in eight rounds of junior welterweight action.
Boxing fans are also encouraged to check out the following photo gallery from the press conference held on 6/8:
Then in the co-main event Xander Zayas (15-0, 10 KO) hailing from San Juan and is thought of as one of boxing fastest rising stars, is going to take on Ronald Cruz (18-2-1, 12 KOs) in eight rounds for the NABF & NABO Jr. Middleweight Titles.
All the action can be seen on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN +, with the undercard airing on ESPN + on 5:15 p.m. prior to the co-main events on ESPN starting at 10:00 pm.
For more information on Top Rank Boxing fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here: