Lopez Dominated by Stevenson as Davis Stops Ortiz at Garden

Shakur Stevenson outboxed Teofimo Lopez over 12 rounds to win the WBO super lightweight title in the main event on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Stevenson, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist and current WBC lightweight titleholder, controlled the fight from the opening rounds with his jab and footwork. Lopez struggled to close the distance and was unable to establish a sustained offense across the bout.

Stevenson built an early lead and maintained control through the middle rounds. A moment in the fourth round, when Lopez’s glove briefly touched the canvas following a body shot, was ruled a slip by referee Harvey Dock. Lopez pressed harder as the fight wore on, but Stevenson continued to dictate range and tempo.

Lopez suffered a cut over his left eyebrow in the eighth round and showed visible swelling as the fight progressed. Despite continued effort in the closing rounds, he was unable to shift momentum. Stevenson finished the fight in control, winning by unanimous decision on scores of 119–109 from all three judges.

In the co feature, Keyshawn Davis stopped Jamaine Ortiz late in the 12th round of their super lightweight bout.

Ortiz landed early and had success in the opening rounds, but Davis gradually took over through consistent body work and pressure. Davis scored with a series of clean shots as the fight moved into the later rounds, while Ortiz showed signs of fatigue and swelling around the left eye.

The stoppage came in the final seconds of the bout, when Davis dropped Ortiz with a left to the body, prompting referee Thomas Taylor to wave the fight off at 2:47 of the twelfth round. It marked the first stoppage loss of Ortiz’s career.

Elsewhere on the card, Bruce Carrington stopped Carlos Castro in the ninth round of their featherweight bout. Carrington built an early lead before weathering moments of resistance in the middle rounds. He closed the fight with a four punch combination that sent Castro to the canvas, leading to the stoppage at 1:29 of the ninth.

Austin Williams earned a 10 round unanimous decision over late replacement Wendy Toussaint in a super middleweight bout. Williams scored a knockdown in the fourth round but was unable to secure a stoppage. Judges scored the fight 98–91 and 99–90 twice.

In the heavyweight division, Jarrell Miller won a split decision over Kingsley Ibeh in a 10 round contest. Ibeh had success in the early and middle rounds, particularly on the inside, before Miller finished stronger down the stretch. Judges scored the bout 97–93 twice for Miller, with one card reading 96–94 for Ibeh.

On the undercard, Kevin Teddy Castillo defeated Ziyad Almaayouf by unanimous decision over eight rounds. Almaayouf scored an early knockdown, but Castillo rallied and controlled the later rounds. Judges scored the bout 78–73 and 77–74 twice.