Crolla: At 135, Lopez is The One To Give Lomachenko The Best Challenge
Former champion Anthony Crolla was a 100-1 underdog when he stepped in the ring with Vasiliy Lomachenko in April of 2019. Crolla was dominated and brutally knocked out.
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Photos: Lomachenko, Lopez - Tense Face To Face, Ready For War
Lomachenko, Lopez Weights Photos Gallery - WBO/WBA/WBC Franchise world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko, the pound-for-pound “Boxing Baryshnikov” from Ukraine, will fight unbeaten IBF world champion Teofimo Lopez, the knockout artist from Brooklyn who has lobbed verbal haymakers at Lomachenko for more than two years. The two will fight from the MGM Grand Conference Center aka the “Las Vegas Bubble.”
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Lomachenko-Lopez Weigh-In Results From MGM Grand Conference Center
LAS VEGAS – Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez finally came face-to-face several seconds after they made weight Friday afternoon at MGM Grand Conference Center. Lomachenko smiled and confidently shook his head once they eventually were separated following an intense staredown. Lopez’s facial expression never changed before they went in opposite directions and walked off the stage.
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Lomachenko: I Only Want To Improve Who I Am And My Legacy
Even for someone who demanded to fight for a world title in his pro debut, Vasiliy Lomachenko has still managed to surpass the expectations set forth by those who guide his career. The three-division and reigning unified lightweight titlist continues aims to become undisputed champion, as he faces unbeaten Teofimo Lopez this weekend. Their highly anticipated clash—which airs live on ESPN this Saturday from The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas—will determine lightweight supremacy.
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Lopez Sr: Loma Won't Last 6 Rounds; Won’t Be Surprised If Legs Twitch Like Menard's
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez Sr. can’t envision Vasiliy Lomachenko lasting halfway through a scheduled 12-round fight against his son. The elder Lopez predicted that the hard-hitting IBF lightweight champion will knock out Lomachenko before they reach the midway mark of their lightweight title unification fight Saturday night at MGM Grand Conference Center. Lopez Sr., who trains his son, considers the skillful Ukrainian southpaw predictable, which he thinks will lead to Lomachenko’s demise in their main event at MGM Grand Conference Center.
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Arum: If Loma-Lopez Doesn't Get Viewers I Hope It Gets, Networks Won't Want To Step Up
By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS – Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez is far and away the biggest boxing match that’ll be broadcast on free or cable television since the sport returned to the airwaves June 9. Their lightweight title unification match probably is the most significant fight to air on either of those platforms since Keith Thurman edged Danny Garcia by...
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Teofimo Lopez Explains Emotional ESPN Interview Regarding Relationship With Dad
LAS VEGAS – They hugged and talked it out. Teofimo Lopez and his father say they have moved on from the issue that made the IBF lightweight champion extremely emotional during an interview with ESPN that aired this week. Lopez surprisingly stated that his relationship with his father is “not the same” and that he is “hurt” because he wanted Teofimo Sr. to be more father than trainer sometimes.
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Teofimo Lopez: Lomachenko Never Gave Me Money To Make The Fight Happen
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez admits it provided more motivation when he accepted less money than he thinks he is worth for his showdown with Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night. Lopez clarified during an interview with BoxingScene.com, however, that Lomachenko did not sacrifice a portion of his purse so that Lopez could be paid more to finalize their deal. Bob Arum, whose company, Top Rank Inc., promotes Lomachenko and Lopez, intimated to several outlets early in August that Lomachenko made financial sacrifices to make their lightweight title unification fight a reality.
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Teofimo Lopez: Lomachenko Is Shook; He Feels It; He Knows What's Up
LAS VEGAS – Shook. That’s the word Teofimo Lopez used to describe what he sensed sitting across the stage from Vasiliy Lomachenko on Wednesday night. By design, Lomachenko and Lopez never came anywhere near each other before, during or after a press conference ESPN televised live from MGM Grand Conference Center.
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Lopez: Lomachenko Is Better Off At 130 Or 126 Pounds; 135 Is My Weight Class!
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez readily acknowledges Vasiliy Lomachenko’s skills and accomplishments. The Brooklyn native intends to show Saturday night, however, that the three-division world champion isn’t best suited to thrive in the lightweight division. Lopez is convinced Lomachenko belongs at junior lightweight, or even featherweight, the two divisions within which Lomachenko won world titles before he moved up to the lightweight limit of 135 pounds early in 2018
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