Ryan Garcia predicted that Shakur Stevenson will ugly destroy Teofimo Lopez and take away his World Boxing Organization (WBO) title when they face off on January 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

In a live stream on his official account on X, Garcia He indicated that the first rounds will be close, but then Stevenson will take the lead and in the later rounds will beat Lopez badly.

“I have Shakur Stevenson beating Teofimo Lopez. How much do you want to bet? Anytime. I'll bet within your tax bracket, brother. I'll bet $100, he's going to box him like he always does,” he said.

“They're going to be playing chess for a while and then Shakur is going to pull away around the fourth, fifth, or sixth round. Then it's going to get ugly around the ninth or tenth, I think. Shakur is going to start tearing him apart,” he concluded.

Remember that Shakur Stevenson will move up to 140 pounds to try to win his fourth title in a different weight class, while Teofimo Lopez hopes to emerge victorious and then challenge Terence Crawford.

According to experts, the fight could be without Plenty of action due to the fighting style of both, but Stevenson emerges as the favorite to win the contest. In his last appearance in the ring, the undefeated Stevenson defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight championship by defeating William 'Camaron' Zepeda by unanimous decision and will now seek to be crowned in a fourth weight division. Meanwhile, Lopez has a six-fight winning streak and also retained his WBO super lightweight title by defeating Arnold Barboza Jr. by unanimous decision last May. Shakur Stevenson, 26, again defended his WBC undisputed lightweight championship in a great fight against Zepeda. The American has a record of 23 wins, 11 by knockout, and no losses. Meanwhile, Teofimo Lopez, 27, defended his super lightweight title and will put it on the line again in January.The American of Honduran descent has a record of 22 wins (13 by knockout) and one loss in his professional career.