Terence Crawford taunts Teofimo Lopez after Stevenson loss

Terence Crawford didn’t limit his reaction to social media after Shakur Stevenson’s win over Teofimo Lopez. He made it public, physical, and impossible to ignore.

Moments after Stevenson’s unanimous decision victory over Lopez in the Ring VI main event on DAZN, Crawford entered the ring and performed a mocking Fortnite dance directly in front of Lopez and his team. The clip spread almost immediately across social media, becoming one of the most circulated moments from the event and briefly overshadowing the fight itself.

Crawford followed that with a profane post on X that escalated the moment further. The message, aimed at Lopez and members of his family, framed the reaction as payback and accused critics of hypocrisy. Within hours, the post drew more than 13,000 likes, nearly 2,000 reposts, and extensive replies, pushing it well beyond boxing circles.

The in-ring taunt and the follow-up post pushed the reaction beyond the fight itself. Video of the moment spread quickly, and Crawford’s comments were picked up across multiple platforms as the night went on. Attention shifted from Stevenson’s win to Crawford’s response, with discussion centering on whether the line he crossed mattered more than the result.

The tension did not start after the final bell. It had already surfaced during fight week, including a confrontation at the weigh-in involving Crawford and Teofimo Lopez Sr., setting the stage for what followed once the decision was announced.. Crawford’s actions after the fight made clear he was not interested in cooling that situation down. Instead, he chose to lean into it, first in the ring and then online.

As of early February 1, the episode has become one of the dominant talking points in boxing, generating more discussion than the fight itself. There has been no indication of regret from Crawford, and no formal response yet from Lopez or his team.