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Teofimo Lopez ‘I Was Just The Underground King. Now, I’ve Been Crowned’

Boxing News / By Michael Clifton / October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020

After this past weekend’s clash, Teofimo Lopez has no interest in sharing the ring again with Vasyl Lomachenko anytime soon. Lopez shocked the world with his unanimous decision victory over Lomachenko, which saw the 23-year-old become the unified lightweight world champion. In an interview with TMZ, Lopez spoke on what happened after the fight. “I …

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Vasiliy Lomachenko Was Injured Entering Teofimo Lopez Fight, Manager Claims

Boxing News / By Cole Shelton / October 21, 2020 October 21, 2020

Vasiliy Lomachenko didn’t enter his fight against Teofimo Lopez completely healthy. According to Lomachenko’s manager, Egis Klimas, the former champion underwent shoulder surgery Monday. Klimas says the surgery was the result of both a preexisting ailment and an injury he suffered during the second round of his decision loss to Lopez. “When he arrived to …

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Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez Is A Ratings Success

Boxing News / By Abhinav Kini / October 20, 2020 October 20, 2020

Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez was hyped as the biggest boxing fight of the year and it certainly delivered. The pair collided in their highly-anticipated lightweight title unification clash this past weekend that saw Lopez upset the odds and outbox Lomachenko on his way to a unanimous decision victory to become the unified and undisputed …

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Vasiliy Lomachenko Plummets In Ring Magazine’s Top-10 Pound-For-Pound List After Loss To Teofimo Lopez

Boxing News / By Cole Shelton / October 20, 2020 October 21, 2020

Vasyl Lomachenko has plummeted in pound-for-pound rankings after his loss to Teofimo Lopez. On Saturday night, Lomachenko and Lopez were unifying the lightweight titles and many expected the pound-for-pound best in Lomachenko to get his hand raised. Yet, that was not the case as it was Lopez who had a ton of success early on …

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Teofimo Lopez ‘Would Love’ To Move Up And Become Unified 140-Pound Champion

Boxing News / By Abhinav Kini / October 19, 2020 October 19, 2020

Teofimo Lopez has his sights set on unifying another division. Lopez shocked the world this past weekend when he outpointed Vasiliy Lomachenko on his way to becoming the new undisputed lightweight champion. And while a lightweight showdown with Devin Haney seems to be the fight to make next, there is also a possibility of Lopez …

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Bob Arum Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ Lopez-Lomachenko Scorecards

Boxing News / By Jordan Ellis / October 19, 2020 October 19, 2020

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks Teofimo Lopez was a deserved winner against Vasiliy Lomachenko this past weekend but insists the three ringside judges were wrong to score the fight so wide in the 23-year-olds favour. Lopez scored a unanimous decision victory as a significant underdog in his 12-round 135lb title unification bout at MGM Grand …

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Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia Both Want Teofimo Lopez In 2021

Boxing News / By Brady Briggs / October 18, 2020 October 18, 2020

A 23-year-old prodigy named Teofimo Lopez just defeated the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world last night, Vasyl Lomachenko, to become the first ever undisputed lightweight champion in boxing history. It was a shock to most, as Lomachenko was a heavy favorite coming in, and the fight was a bit closer than the scorecards …

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Teofimo Lopez Reacts To Beating Vasiliy Lomachenko

Boxing News / By Jordan Ellis / October 18, 2020 October 18, 2020

The new undisputed lightweight king, Teofimo Lopez has reacted to his sensational upset win over Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Lopez upset the pound-for-pound superstar after 12 rounds of back-and-forth action. The judges all scored the fight in his favour by wide margins – (119-109, 118-110, …

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