Ryan Garcia could face Teofimo Lopez or Devin Haney in February

Negotiations began regarding the organization of a fight between Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) and WBO world super lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs). The fight could take place on February 10 in Las Vegas and be shown in the US on pay-per-view.

Before that, Garcia will return to the ring in December after losing to Gervonta Davis and will fight with Oscar Duarte. In his last professional appearance, Lopez won on points against Josh Taylor.

For the sake of Garcia’s fight, Oscar de la Hoya met with his colleague Bob Arum, about which he published a corresponding post on Instagram and called on other promoters to “unite”: “Great meeting with Father Bob. I call on all promoters to unite and organize the biggest fights and the best fights for boxing fans.”

Previously, Oscar had stated that he would like to book Garcia's next fight, be it against Lopez or Devina Haney, for Super Bowl weekend on February 10th at Las Vegas' new MSG Sphere arena.