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Rolly Romero to defend WBA welterweight title against Teofimo Lopez
Rolly Romero is scheduled to defend his WBA welterweight title against Teofimo Lopez on August 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bout marks Lopez’s debut in the welterweight division; a victory would establish him as a three-division world champion.
The fight will be broadcast via a joint pay-per-view partnership between DAZN and Prime Video, representing the first PBC world title fight under this new arrangement.
Analysts have raised questions regarding Lopez’s mental composure following a significant loss to Shakur Stevenson in January. Romero has stated his strategy will involve walking Lopez down to apply pressure, a tactic intended to test Lopez’s ability to maintain control under duress.