Marriaga Backs Lomachenko To Beat Lopez: He's Too Good
Miguel Marriaga is backing WBO, WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko to overcome IBF champion Teofimo Lopez when they collide on October 17 on ESPN.
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Lopez Sr: Teofimo Will Destroy Loma, Have Better Career Than Mayweather
As the father and trainer to his son Teofimo Lopez Jr., Teofimo Lopez Sr. is climbing on the pound-for-pound list for one of the most prolific trash talkers in the sport. Lopez Jr. (15-0, 12 KOs) will face Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) on Oct. 17 on ESPN, and the war of words has already begun from the Brooklyn-based boxing family.
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Gervonta Davis: I Want Ryan Garcia, Loma After Santa Cruz; Haney Is Clout Baby
Gervonta Davis will headline his first-ever pay per view Oct. 24 when he takes on Leo Santa Cruz on Showtime. Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) is already mapping out his future, and if he gets what he wants, he should be in for a series of appetizing fights for the next couple of years.
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Bob Arum: ESPN Stepped Up To Keep Lomachenko-Lopez Off Pay-Per-View
Bob Arum remained confident, even as negotiations annoyingly became public knowledge, that his promotional company could finalize contracts for Vasiliy Lomachenko to fight Teofimo Lopez.
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Romero: Lopez Will Knock Out Lomachenko With Same Right Hand Linares Landed
Rolando Romero and Teofimo Lopez are friends. That isn’t the only reason, though, that Romero expects Lopez to knock out Vasiliy Lomachenko. Romero has spent plenty of time sparring against Lopez in Las Vegas, where the lightweight prospect developed a healthy respect for Lopez’s skills.
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Loma: Lopez Fight Will Be Like Sparring - Thanks For Doing The Talking, Promoting!
A fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez was momentarily on the ropes earlier this month, but cooler heads and an extra infusion of cash have prevailed, and the highly anticipated match is officially back on the burner and scheduled to take place on either Oct. 17 or Oct. 24 on ESPN, it was confirmed Thursday.
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WBC Prez: If Lopez Beats Lomachenko, He Has Merits To Be Recognized As Franchise Champ
The most anticipated fight on the current 2020 scheduled will carry the Franchise tag. Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez are all set for a multi-belt unification bout, agreeing to all terms on Wednesday evening. The good news made its way to the well-attended (virtually) 58th annual World Boxing Council (WBC) convention, with various promoters and representative celebrating the fight.
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Lomachenko-Lopez - Deal Reached For October, Team Lopez is Pumped
The much-anticipated Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez Jr. lightweight title unification fight has been agreed to. After weeks of difficult negotiations between Lopez and promoter Top Rank, the sides came to terms on Wednesday night, David McWater, Lopez’s manager, told BoxingScene just after he said he and Top Rank chairman Bob Arum finished hammering things out.
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Lopez Manager: Very Little Effort From Top Rank To Get Lomachenko Fight Done
Split-T Management head David McWater is stuck in hardball negotiations with Top Rank to make the lightweight unification match between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez a possibility. At the moment, an Oct. 3 fight that once seemed to be a formality is trending toward falling apart due to Lopez balking at the $1.25 million purse he was offered, just as Lomachenko agreed to a deal to pull in excess of $3.5 million.
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Loma's Manager: We Want Lopez, If Not Him - Then Maybe We'll Fight Verdejo
A meeting between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez was supposed to be one of the most anticipated and highly competitive boxing matches of 2020. After a contentious week of negotiations, the lightweight unification fight that once seemed like a foregone conclusion is officially on the ropes, and now, a backup fight for Lomachenko by way of Felix Verdejo is in place if a change of heart doesn't happen quick.
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