“I feel pretty good right now. We’re gonna have to see if I’m even better than I was against Ryan Garcia,” said Romero. “I’ve missed boxing. I really don’t do this for anything other than the love of the sport.

“A fight’s a fight, a sparring session is sparring. Everyone’s sparring each other. People get cracked. Now we’re doing it under the big lights for a belt. I feel like this fight gives me the opportunity to become a Hall of Famer.”

Teofimo sees the matchup as an opportunity to add another world title in a new weight class.

“It’s put up or shut up,” said Teofimo. “We’re at a point in time in my career where everything is at stake. I want to thank the champ for stepping up to the plate. I’m looking forward to becoming a three-division world champion at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 22.”

The bout headlines the first PBC pay-per-view following the company’s new distribution agreement with DAZN. Rolly is coming off his upset victory over Ryan Garcia, while Lopez moves up from light welterweight seeking to become a three-division world champion by capturing Romero’s WBA welterweight title.