Jamaine Ortiz picks Shakur Stevenson to defeat Teofimo Lopez in a low-action fight on January 31, 2026.
Expect Low Punch Output
Ortiz doesn’t see many punches thrown by Shakur and Loez because it would be a lot of movement without fighting. For Shakur, this is typical. He blocks, moves to avoid and seeks rounds based on a few landed shots.
Turki Alalshikh should remind Teofimo and Shakur beforehand of his no-Tom-and-Jerry mandate, since he’s financing this fight. It will be shown on DAZN PPV. He doesn’t need a repeat of the low-action Times Square card from May 2nd.
We saw this perfectly in his fights against William Zepeda and Edwin De Los Santos. Not much action on Shakur’s end, but still banking rounds on three or four shots.
Light welterweight contender Jamaine fought Teofimo (22-1, 13 KOs) last year in February 2024 and gave him a lot of trouble with his in-and-out movement, quick combinations throughout their fight.
“I think Shakur will win. I don’t think it will be a close fight. I don’t see a lot of action,” Jamaine Ortiz said. MillCity Boxingwho predicts Shakur Stevenson will defeat Teofimo Lopez.
Why fans can captivate
If Teofimo fights like he did against Arnold Barboza Jr. fight, move and clown, there won’t be much action in battle. He did next to nothing in that fight and landed just enough shots to win. It was so ugly to watch. Lopez fought as if imitating Stevenson’s style, but it was an imperfect copy. He took all the worst elements of Shakur’s game and made them look clunky.
Shakur’s Winning Formula
“He’ll go in and out, do things that Teo doesn’t like. He’s got longer arms and will keep him at bay,” Jamaine said of Stevenson.
“Teofimo does a lot of play moves without his hands, without doing a lot of action. So, he’s going to make it look like he’s doing something without doing anything.
“I don’t see the Shakur that fought Zepeda that’s in there in the pocket and fighting. I don’t see that much, maybe a glimpse or two,” Ortiz said.
It wouldn’t be the Shakur that fought Zepeda because he took too much punishment in that fight, especially to the body. That fight last July showed that Stevenson can’t fight good fighters in the pocket because he doesn’t have the power or offense.
Jamaine has better hand speed, more mobility and is an excellent combination puncher than Shakur. The things he did against Lopez, Stevenson will try, but at a slower pace. So, Teofimo will do better against him than he did against Jamaine.
Many fans believed that Jamaine deserved the win, but the judges gave it to the A-side, Teofimo, by a close 12-round unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111.
I watched the fight at the prime and Ortiz won 9-3. He dominated the entire fight. The only rounds Teofimo looked even were the later ones where he landed some hard shots but was still outworked and out fought.
The scoring of the fight showed how difficult it is for the less popular B-side fighters to defeat a star because it looked like Lopez was losing, and it wasn’t close.
Last updated on 12/05/2025
