Lopez-Kambosos Jr., Crews-Dezurn-Cederroos set for June 19

Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr. will now take place on June 19 in Miami, Triller Fight Club announced on Tuesday.  

In the co-main event, four belts will be on the line—IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC, and the Ring belt, as Franchon Crews-Dezurn battles Elin Cederroos.

The PPV event will be the first-ever boxing event held at loanDepot park in Miami.

Lopez-Kambosos Jr was initially scheduled for June 5 but was moved after Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul was announced for June 6 in Miami.

The 23-year-old Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) is the current undisputed lightweight world champion, having held the IBF title since 2019 and the WBA, WBO, WBC, and Ring magazine titles since defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020.  

The Australian Kambosos, 27, has held the IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title since 2017. Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs) became the IBF mandatory challenger after defeating Lee Selby by split decision in October, a winner-take-all undisputed championship bout.

The four-hour show will also feature a WBA World Title Heavyweight Eliminator bout between Michael Hunter (19-1-1) and Mike Wilson (21-1), as well as the WBC International Super Featherweight Silver Championship matchup between Andy Vences (23-2-1) and Ireland’s Jono Carroll (19-2-1). 

Additional fights will be announced in the coming weeks.

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