Teofimo Lopez bounced back from defeat to Shakur Stevenson to capture a welterweight world title last weekend, and now Lopez has predicted how Stevenson would fare against his newfound welterweight rival and fellow 147lb champion, Devin Haney.

Lopez was comprehensively outboxed by Stevenson at Madison Square Garden back in Januarylosing almost every round as well as his WBO super-lightweight world title; a defeat which prompted a move up to the welterweight division.

‘The Takeover’ had been linked to a showdown with WBO welterweight champion Haney, but instead wound up facing WBA titleholder Rolando Romero in Las Vegas at the weekend and claimed a majority-decision win to become a three-division world champion.

Now, Lopez is eyeing up unifications with his fellow titlists at the weightwith potential showdowns against either Haney or WBC champion Ryan Garcia, sure to be huge spectacles.

Despite being beaten by Stevenson at the beginning of the calendar, Lopez told Daily Mail Boxing that he believes Haney would defeat the Newark southpaw.

“I think Devin Haney [wins].”

It is unclear whether Lopez is currently mandated to face WBA (Regular) champion Jack Catterall, with the WBA’s recent order for a fight between Catterall and Romero now being scrutinised.

Meanwhile, Garcia is set to take on Conor Benn on Saturday, September 12, whilst it is believed that Haney is targeting an October unification clash with IBF champion Liam Paro, but that negotiations for that proposed bout have stalled.

This weekend, Moses Itauma headlines on pay-per-view as he collides with Filip Hrgovic in a battle for the vacant IBF heavyweight world title. Just three days out from fight night, the undercard has seen a last-minute change of opponent.

Itauma has topped the bill in his last two outings – and that run can be expected to continue for some time if he is successful in defeating Hrgovic, becoming boxing’s second-youngest heavyweight ruler of all time and emerging as British boxing’s newest superstar.

Supporting that heavyweight duo on the main card is a British & Commonwealth welterweight title clash between Constantin Ursu and Ben Vaughana world-level lightweight showdown involving Sam Noakes and Denys Berinchyk, and, until today, a difficult cruiserweight test for Aloys Youmbi Jr against a former world title challenger in Cuba’s Mike Perez.

However, just days out from what is hoped to be the night of Itauma’s coronation, it has been revealed that Mike Perez has pulled out of his meeting with Aloys Junior. However, the latter will remain on the card and instead take on the 4-2-1 recorded Sherif Musah, as per EverythingBoxing.

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❌ The cruiserweight fight between Aloys Junior and Mike Perez is OFF Saturday’s Moses Itauma-Filip Hrgovic DAZN PPV undercard.

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— EverythingBoxing | Darshan Desai (@EverythingBoxi2) August 26, 2026

Whilst Musah’s record will raise eyebrows upon first glance, the French-born, London-based cruiserweight will enter the bout off the back of a career-best knockout win over two-time English title challenger Nathan Quarless.

The prelim bout has likely been switched from the main card, likely by a heavyweight scrap between undefeated duo Nelson Hysa and Thomas Narmo.

Having achieved undisputed glory, Chantelle Cameron feels as if she is now playing with house money. Or at least, there is far less pressure as she approaches her showdown with Mikaela Mayer this Saturday.

The Northampton woman caused a major upset when she dethroned Katie Taylor in 2023, only to experience the devastation of a true competitor after losing their rematch.

This remains the only defeat of her professional career, and despite it coming against an all-time great, Cameron could hardly begin to process the cruel reality of not having her hand raised.

But since then, the two-weight world champion tells Boxing News that she has come to terms with the mantra of ‘whatever happens, happens’, and that anything she achieves from here on out is a bonus.

“If you’re a high-level athlete, losing is the worst thing that can happen. But now I realise that losing isn’t the be all and end all.

“I’m glad I had that loss, because I feel like loads of pressure is off my shoulders. I can just enjoy boxing now, and I think that’s making me a little more dangerous because I’ve got nothing to lose. I’ve already achieved what I wanted to achieve.”

Since losing to Taylor, Cameron has worked with top trainers Grant Smith and Stephen ‘Swifty’ Smith but, eventually, it seemed that absence only made her heart grow fonder.

As a result, she reunited with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis ahead of her last outing, a unanimous decision victory over Michaela Kotaskova in April, and has now permanently based herself in Manchester.

“I’m so much happier. I’ve actually got a house up here now, so I feel way more settled. And I just love Jamie and Nigel; they’re like my family.

“Boxing’s more than just fighting. Because it’s such a hard sport, you want to be around people you love, and that’s something I learned after leaving Jamie and Nigel.

“It’s not all about becoming a better boxer technically, physically and emotionally – you want to be doing it with people that you genuinely love the bones of.”

With Moore and Travis back in her corner, Cameron claimed the WBO welterweight strap in her first contest over 10 three-minute rounds.

The 35-year-old was therefore keen to face Mayer over the same scheduled distance, having gained a firm idea of how to pace herself during the longer rounds.

With WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman refusing to sanction three-minute round bouts in women’s boxing, though, the pair will instead collide for Mayer’s unified super-welterweight crown over a scheduled 10 twos.

Reflecting on her last performance, Cameron views it as a valuable learning experience to prepare her for future fights.

“I loved it. I was scared of burning out, because obviously I’d never done three-minute rounds and, on fight night, you burn way more energy through nerves and adrenaline. But I’m glad I’ve ticked it off and I will be going back to three-minute rounds after [the Mayer fight].

“That’s why I’m disappointed to not be fighting Mayer over three-minute rounds because, now I’ve done it, I know I can fight at a higher pace.”

While conceding a request of two-minute rounds at the negotiating table, Cameron did manage to successfully push for a catchweight of 148lbs.

Mayer’s WBC, WBO and WBA 154lb titles, however, will nonetheless be up for grabs when they lock horns in Birmingham.