With Teofimo Lopez and Rolando Romero colliding for his old welterweight title on August 22, Errol Spence Jr has offered his thoughts on their Las Vegas showdown. His unanimous decision victory over Ryan Garcia was considered a sizable upset, especially after he scored a second-round knockdown in their May 2025 contest. Most recently, the 29-year-old suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Shakur Stevenson in January, yet this was largely due to his opponent’s brilliance at 140lbs. In any case, former unified champion Spence has told DAZN that, while not fully confident, he is favouring Romero to pull off another upset victory. “You never know because every time I go against Rolly, Rolly wins.