IBF featherweight champion Teofimo Lopez, 22-years-old, is getting frustrated with the delays in finalizing the unification with WBC Franchise, WBA, WBO champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.

The fight was slated for April, but then pushed to May and Lopez says it could even fall all the way on a date in June.

Lopez was in action back in December, when he knocked out Richard Commey in two rounds to capture the IBF title at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 

Lopez wants to stay active. And wants the Lomachenko fight to happen sooner than later.

"A lot of people are talking about the Loma fight," Lopez told Business Insider.

"I'm trying to make big things happen like this fight, I'm ready for it. We talked about having it in April but due to the location, the location where it will be at, it will no longer be in April. Now they're saying May, maybe June, it's getting pushed back a lot, man, and I'm kind of frustrated about it as I just want to fight, stay active, and be an active champion."

Some believe that he's taking the Lomachenko fight too soon, but Lopez disagrees with that logic. He views Lomachenko as the quickest way to a world title.

"How we look at it is this … I'm going to be a big star, regardless. But the only difference is, facing Lomachenko and beating him will make me rise to the top even faster. That's it," Lopez said.

"Loma is on his way out soon, he's been in the pro game seven years, trying to make history as much as possible as he knows his time [to retire] is almost near. Myself, I'm 22 years old, career longevity, facing him, beating him, it's going to speed up the process of being a superstar. I look forward to shocking the world and making history, more so than I did after the Commey fight."