Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr: Start time, TV channel, stream, undercard as pair fight for title in New York
TEOFIMO LOPEZ will seek to cement his place amongst the modern boxing greats when he faces off against Arnold Barboza Jr in a star-studded Times Square showdown.
Lopez, 27, is already seen as one of the leading figures in American boxing after a collection of impressive wins.
A win in New York would add significant substance to widely-regarded two-weight dynamo claims, mainly due to his opponent.
To add some more incentive to the fight, the WBO title world super lightweight crown is on the line.
Danger is personified in the form of Barboza Jr, the undefeated ace who sprung a surprise to be here.
Barboza Jr moved into title contention position after edging past home-favourite Jack Catterall in Manchester last February.
Following Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn dust-up, which established itself as a fight-of-the-year-candidate, Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh will hope for his "The Ring" series to re-take his position as boxing's main talking point.
Here's everything you need to know.
When is Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr?
Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr will take place on Friday, May 2 - a day before Canelo Alvarez's clash with William Scull.
Ring-walk times are yet to be announced, so is the actual time of the fight.
Alalshikh's The Ring Magazine has organised a card that will see Times Square, Manhattan as the allocated arena with actual attendance speculative given the first-time nature of the event.
The fight night dubbed Fatal Fury Times Square will represent a groundbreaking event as it will be first event staged at Times Square.
The understanding is that screens will be placed on the outside of the venue to broadcast the fights for free.
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What TV channel is Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr on and can it be live streamed?
Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr will be available to watch on DAZN PPV.
There are three options for a DAZN subscription, Annual - either paying a one-off fee or monthly - and a monthly option.
An annual pass can be purchased for £119.99/$224.99. That's just £2.30/$4.32 per week or 65p per fight (based on 185 fight nights per year).
A monthly flexible pass is priced at £24.99/$29.99 per month, which can be cancelled at any time.
A subscription allows you to watch every live event and all on-demand programming on DAZN.
A DAZN subscription costs:
Annual Super Saver: £119.99/$224.99 annually
Monthly Saver (12-month deal): £14.99/$19.99 per month
Monthly Flexible pass (cancel any time): £24.99/$29.99 per month
What is the Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero undercard?
The undercard is equally star-studded with fellow Americans Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney headlining.
What has been said?
Having slapped his opponent in March during a promotional event, Lopez has sought to put the incident behind him, but stressed his opponent "crossed" a line.
"I come respectful," Lopez said. "My whole thing is I'm always gonna come respectful. But he crossed that boundary, and we just gotta lay it right there."
Barboza conversely did not rise to any bait laid out by his rival, and fresh off victory over Jack Catterall, sought to promise another blockbuster performance instead.
'I'm very excited to share the ring with him," Barboza added. "He's an awesome fighter, one of the top at 140. But I'm an awesome fighter too, so it's gonna be fireworks.'
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