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Former two division champion Jose Pedraza did not agree with the scoring of Saturday's big lightweight clash between world champions Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez. Lopez won a twelve round unanimous decision over Lomachenko at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – The right fighter won, but otherwise the judges got it wrong. That was Bob Arum’s assessment of the Teofimo Lopez-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight Saturday night. The outspoken promoter condemned the officially scoring of a 12-round, 135-pound title unification bout Brooklyn’s Lopez won by unanimous decision at MGM Grand Conference Center.
Teofimo Lopez shocked the boxing world Saturday night by doing what few people would have thought could be done: Win a decision over one of the best fighters in boxing and the most decorated amateur in the sport.
By Corey Erdman - On the week of the biggest fight of his life, Teofimo Lopez fielded a whole lot of questions, ranging from typical tactical queries to deep dives into his relationship with his father and extended family. The easiest question, which came in his final virtual media availability, was “what are you reading these days?” He replied that he had recently...
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez prepared for a more difficult fight than Vasiliy Lomachenko gave him Saturday night. Lopez upset Lomachenko by big margins on all three scorecards in their 12-round, 135-pound title unification fight at MGM Grand Conference Center. The youngest fully unified champion in the sport’s four-belt era out-boxed a favored former champ who is widely viewed as one of the most intelligent, skillful technicians of his generation.
The General Secretary of the Russian Boxing Federation, Umar Kremlev, disagreed with the outcome of Saturday's big fight at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas. Teofimo Lopez won a twelve round unanimous decision over Vasily Lomachenko to unify the WBC Franchise, WBO, IBF, WBA lightweight titles.
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez appreciates the opportunity Vasiliy Lomachenko gave him Saturday night. The fully unified lightweight champion just doesn’t think there’s any reason they should fight again. Lopez believes a rematch would unfold similar to how he beat Lomachenko in their 12-round, 135-pound title unification fight.
Vasiliy Lomachenko does not agree with his upset loss to Teofimo Lopez. On Saturday night at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas, Lopez pulled off the shocker when he handed Lomachenko his first defeat in six years with a twelve round unanimous decision to unify the IBF, WBC Franchise, WBO and WBA titles.
There is a new undisputed lightweight king. Teofimo Lopez toppled Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous decision in a superstar-making performance Saturday evening from the MGM Grand Conference Center, and in doing so, he became the youngest undisputed champion (23) in the four-belt era.
Lopez, Lomachenko Fight Photos Gallery - MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - In a showdown for the WBC franchise, WBA, WBO, IBF lightweight titles, Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) put on a masterclass performance to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams)