Lopez-Martin and Crawford-Avanesyan live results and analysis

Former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. returns to the ringing for his 2nd combat astatine inferior welterweight to look Sandor Martin successful the main lawsuit of a Top Rank paper astatine New York's Madison Square Garden (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET, with undercard starting astatine 7 p.m. ET connected ESPN+).

Lopez (17-1, 13), of Brooklyn, New York, won his archetypal lightweight satellite rubric with a second-round TKO of Richard Commey successful 2019. He added 2 much belts by defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous determination successful 2020. He mislaid the titles a twelvemonth aboriginal by divided determination to George Kambosos Jr. After the fight, Lopez was diagnosed with "pneumomediastinum" with "extensive aerial successful the retropharyngeal space." One of the doctors said, "He's lucky" to beryllium alive.

Lopez returned successful August with a seventh-round TKO of Pedro Campa successful Las Vegas, his archetypal combat astatine 140 pounds.

Martin (40-2, 13 KOs), of Barcelona, Spain, shocked the satellite with a majority-decision triumph implicit Mikey Garcia successful 2021. Martin has won 11 consecutive fights and hasn't mislaid a bout successful much than 5 years. He's coming disconnected a unanimous-decision triumph implicit Jose Felix successful April.

Some of the champion prospects successful boxing volition beryllium successful enactment connected the undercard. Heavyweight Jared Anderson takes connected seasoned Jerry Forrest, inferior middleweight sensation Xander Zayas faces Alexis Salazar and lightweight Keyshawn Davis goes against Juan Carlos Burgos.

In Omaha, Nebraska, WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford defends his rubric against David Avanesyan, and MMA champion Cris Cyborg makes her boxing nonrecreational debut against Gabby Holloway successful a inferior middleweight bout.

Follow on arsenic Mike Coppinger and Ben Baby recap each the action. You tin besides watch the Top Rank fights connected ESPN+.

Coming up: Keyshawn Davis vs. Juan Carlos Burgos, 8 rounds, lightweights

Results

• Joe Ward (8-1, 4 KOs) def. Frederic Julan (12-2, 10 KOs) by unanimous decision

• Damian Knyba (10-0, 6 KOs) def. Emilio Salas (7-4-1, 3 KOs) by second-round TKO

• Tiger Johnson (7-0, 5 KOs) def. Mike O'Han Jr. (16-2, 7 KOs) by fifth-round TKO

Still to come:

In New York:

• Teofimo Lopez vs. Sandor Martin, 12 rounds, inferior welterweights

• Jared Anderson vs. Jerry Forrest, 10 rounds, heavyweights

• Xander Zayas vs. Alexis Salazar, 8 rounds, inferior middleweights

In Omaha, Nebraska

• Title fight: Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan, 12 rounds, for Crawford's WBO welterweight title

• Cris Cyborg vs. Gabby Holloway, 4 rounds, women's inferior middleweights