Teofimo Lopez is in a position where he has to decide whether to chase greatness or focus on getting the biggest paycheck possible for his lightweight unification match against Vasily Lomachenko.
Teofimo Lopez wants more than the $1.2 million that Top Rank is offering him for his October 3 fight against Vasily Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs), and he’s thinking of taking another fight rather than sticking it out for that amount.
IBF lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) and WBA/WBC/WBO champ Vasiliy Lomachenko will fight for the undisputed 135-lb championship in September on ESPN pay-per-view, according to their promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank.
It’s one of the most intriguing match-ups of 2020. It’s lightweight king and pound-for-pound top dog Vasyl Lomachenko Vs. 135 pound titlist Teofimo Lopez.
Vasiliy Lomachenko was presented with quite the test from British challenger Luke Campbell. But after 12 rounds, it was the Pound-for-Pound Picasso who prevailed, scoring a unanimous decision (119-108 2X and 118-109) over Campbell to retain his WBA/WBO lightweight titles and pick up the vacant WBC title in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena
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Lomachenko is one belt shy of becoming the undisputed lightweight champion.
It’s proving a pretty expensive summer for UK boxing fans. Tonight, in order to watch the heavyweight headlined card in London topped by Dillian Whyte against Oscar Rivas, armchair fans (those who do not wish to break the law by obtaining an illegal stream, or worse still, provide one) must fork out £20.
Lightweight champ and current pound-for-pound king (in the opinion of most) Vasyl Lomachenko could be headed to the UK for his next fight.
Vasiliy Lomachenko once again staked his claim as the pound-for-pound king, knocking out mandatory challenger Anthony Crolla in four rounds to retain his WBA/WBO/Ring Magazine lightweight titles.
As fans know, pound-for-pound king Vasyl Lomachenko has, during his career, been forced to take some time out of the ring due to an injured shoulder, and there are reports surfacing that say the lightweight champ suffered another injury in last night’s brutally commanding KO win over Anthony Crolla: that of a broken right hand.
As was widely expected, lightweight king Vasyl Lomachenko proved to be way too much for a brave but out of his depth (who isn’t against Loma?)