Can I watch Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez for free?

Romero will be defending his world championship belt for the first time, but he has not fought since shocking Ryan Garcia in May last year. 

For Romero, he will fancy his chances. Lopez appears to be in a weird state of mind following his defeat to Shakur Stevenson in January. 

'The Takeover' has not been his usual outspoken self, and there appear to be cracks in his relationship with his head trainer and father, Teofimo Lopez Sr. 

Will Romero make a statement in Sin City? Or can Lopez become a three-weight world champion? 

DAZN News has everything you need to know, including whether the fight is available for free. 

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Tensions and accusations build in Romero vs. Lopez Face Off

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Romero vs. Lopez - Can I watch for free? 

No, you cannot watch Romero vs. Lopez for free. 

However, DAZN does offer two methods to watch the fight, and one makes a saving on the PPV price. 

1: Single: Buy the PPV as a one-off cost for $79.99 / £24.99 and also get an 8-day free trial of DAZN's full platform and standard subscription fights.

2: Ultimate Tier: Subscribe to DAZN Ultimate Tier to get Romero vs. Lopez and other PPVs included in your subscription rather than paying extra one-off costs. See below for full details.

3: Prime Video: Watch via DAZN on Prime Video.

Get PPVs included in your subscription with DAZN Ultimate Tier

DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription package includes a minimum of 12 PPVs a year, including Romero vs. Lopez, on top of the regular 185 fight nights offering.

Other upcoming PPVs included in the Ultimate Tier are Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic (Aug 29), Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn (Sept 12 - UK only) and Canelo Alvarez vs. Christian Mbilli (Oct). That means you would not need to purchase these PPVs individually at extra costs. 

US customers can sign up for Ultimate Tier now for $49.99 per month.  UK customers can subscribe for 24.99 per month.

Based on buying 12 PPV's per year, having an Ultimate Tier subscription instead can save £320 / $535 a year**. 

**Savings calculated by comparing 12 months of DAZN Monthly Flex plus 12 pay-per-view events per year against 12 months of DAZN Ultimate at launch price.

How to buy and watch Romero vs. Lopez 

You can buy and watch the fight on any smart TV, smartphone, streaming device, games console, laptop/Mac, or tablet with the DAZN App.

If you do not have the App already, then just follow these instructions....

• Download the free DAZN App from your normal App store on your TV, phone, tablet, or streaming device
• On a laptop or PC,  visit www.DAZN.com/home
• Select 'Get started' or 'log in'
• Enter your email address, or sign up via the Apple, Google, or Facebook options
• You then have access to all of DAZN's free content, including the Matchroom boxing channel, LIV Golf, and FIFA+
• Then find the boxing homepage and click 'buy now'

Romero vs. Lopez fight date, start time 

Romero's fight with Lopez will take place on Saturday, August 22, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 

DAZN and Prime Video's PPV broadcast will begin at 8pm ET / 5pm PT with Romero and Lopez set to make their ringwalks 11pm ET / 8pm PT. These timings are subject to change. 

• Date: Saturday, August 22
• Start time: 8pm ET / 5pm PT / 1am BST (Sunday)
• Romero vs. Lopez main event ringwalks (approx): 11pm ET / 8pm PT / 4am BST (Sunday)

Romero vs. Lopez fight card

• Rolando Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez; For Romero's WBA world welterweight title 
• Yoenli Hernandez vs. Francisco Daniel Veron; Middleweight
• Victor Santillan vs. Gary Antonio Russell; Super bantamweight
• Carlos Utria vs. Israel Mercado; Super lightweight