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Lomachenko: After Watching Lopez Fight A Lot Of Times, My Opinion It Was A Draw

•May 24, 2021

Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready to move on with his career—and away from wild conspiracy theories. The former three-division titlist struggled to cope with his unanimous decision loss to Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12KOs) in their three-belt lightweight unification bout last October at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Lomachenko (14-2, 10KOs) went viral in the aftermath, though for all of the wrong reasons after alleging that the judges were dishonest and that the final punch statistics provided by Compubox were rigged against him.

Vasiliy Lomachenko-Masayoshi Nakatani Finalized For June 26 At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Jake Donovan

•Apr 24, 2021

Vasiliy Lomachenko is set to return and isn’t looking for a soft touch to work his way back into the mix. The former three-division titlist and pound-for-pound entrant is confirmed to next face Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani. The bout will take place June 26, live on an ESPN platform from Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Arum Eyeing Lomachenko Comeback Fight Against Masayoshi Nakatani In Summer

Manouk Akopyan

•Feb 11, 2021

Vasiliy Lomachenko’s return to the ring appears to be against a fighter that his most recent conqueror Teofimo Lopez once defeated. Top Rank boss Bob Arum revealed that he’s eyeing a comeback fight for the two-time Olympics gold medalist winner Lomachenko against Masayoshi Nakatani.

Memo Heredia Believes Felix Verdejo Can Bounce Back From Nakatani Loss

Ryan Burton

•Jan 10, 2021

On December 12th, Felix Verdejo (27-2) and Masayoshi Nakatani (18-1) engaged in a fantastic battle inside of the "The Bubble" at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The fight served as the ESPN co-feature underneath the Shakur Stevenson-Toka Khan Clary main event.

BoxingScene.com's 2020 Fight of the Year: Jose Zepeda-Ivan Baranchyk

Keith Idec

•Jan 8, 2021

By Keith Idec - The overused adjective “great” doesn’t do justice to the inconceivable violence Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk produced October 9. Their unbelievable brawl included an incredible eight knockdowns, four apiece for Zepeda and Baranchyk, and two rounds in which both boxers went down. The ridiculously resilient Zepeda somehow survived two...

Zepeda-Baranchyk, Fury, Lopez, Alvarez Among 2020 BWAA Awards Nominees

Jake Donovan

•Dec 28, 2020

Even with fewer categories this year, three previous honorees are in the hunt to repeat in the year-end awards. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Eddy Reynoso and Keith Connolly are among the 2019 year-end recipients who have made their way back to the ballot among the nominees announced for the 2020 Boxing Writers Associations of America (BWAA) awards. Just five categories will be featured for this year’s awards, with the list of nominees formally announced by the organization on Monday.

Verdejo Showed That He Can Compete at Top Level, Says Top Rank VP

Miguel Rivera

•Dec 27, 2020

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Top Rank has not given up hope on Puerto Rican lightweight Felix Verdejo. Earlier this month at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas, Verdejo was knocked out by Japan's Masayoshi Nakatani.

Felix Verdejo: I Will Continue To Develop Until I'm a World Champion

Miguel Rivera

•Dec 23, 2020

Puerto Rican lightweight contender Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo will not allow his most recent defeat to define the future of his career. Two weeks ago, Verdejo was knocked out in nine rounds by Japanese slugger Masayoshi Nakatani at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas.

Verdejo Reflects on Loss To Nakatani, Open To Have Rematch

Miguel Rivera

•Dec 21, 2020

Puerto Rican lightweight contender Felix Verdejo is doing well and looking forward to rebuilding his career - after suffering a big setback earlier this month. After building some steam with a looming 2021 clash with unified champion Teofimo Lopez, the unexpected took place as Verdejo was knocked out in the ninth round by Japanese slugger Masayoshi Nakatani.

Arum: Verdejo is Not Finished, But KO Loss Was a Big Setback

Miguel Rivera

•Dec 16, 2020

Lightweight contender Felix 'El Diamante' Verdejo suffered the second defeat of his career last Saturday night, when he was knocked out in the ninth round by Japan's Masayoshi Nakatani at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas.