Titled WBA welterweight champion Rolando Romero (17-2, 13 KOs) will make his first belt defense against former two-division world champion Teofimo Lopez (22-2, 13 KOs).

According to ESPN, the fight will take place on August 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA.. The broadcast of the boxing event will be available on the Prime Video and DAZN platforms in pay-per-view format.

At stake in the confrontation will be Romero's WBA welterweight world title, and for Lopez this fight will be the first in a new weight for him.

Romero fought his last fight in May 2025, winning a unanimous decision over Ryan Garcia and winning the vacant WBA regular belt, after which he was promoted to the rank of full champion.

Lopez last entered the ring in January of this year, when he lost a unanimous decision to Shakur Stevenson and was stripped of his WBO junior welterweight title..

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