Lopez vs. Luevano

Highlights of Lopez and Luevano on Boxing After Dark. The fight originally aired 1/23/10. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

By Sam Gregory: In tonight’s main event on HBO’s Boxing After Dark undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez fought six and a half brutal rounds for his first fight in the featherweight division against Steven Luevano to capture the WBO featherweight title.

By Jim Dower: In an impressive display of punching, World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) stopped WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano (37-2-1, 15 KO’s) in the 7th round tonight at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. Lopez dropped Luevano in the 7th round. Referee Benji Estevez stopped [...]

By Omar Feliciano: Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KOs) looks to make Steve Luveano (37-1, 15 KOs) his next victim on Saturday, January 23rd at Madison Square Garden. Fighting four pounds north of his previous 17 bouts, Lopez will challenge Luevano for his WBO Featherweight Title. This move to the featherweight division should be no [...]

By Peter Wells: Puerto Rican fighter Juan Manuel Lopez has been criticized badly for moving up for featherweight to fight Steven Luevano instead of fighting the Super Bantamweight number #1 Celestino Caballero.
Lopez is the current World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight champion while Caballero holds the WBA and IBF titles. Lopez has had plenty to [...]