"Lomachenko vs Lopez this Saturday 10/17/20 on ESPN if wanna see"
a truly good boxing match.
Do NOT say I didn't give you a heads up!
If you're already planning to watch, who are you picking?
For those who don't know...
Vasyl Lomachenko is considered by many to be top p4p fighter in the sport. Double Olympic Gold medalist with an incredible amateur record of 396-1. 3 division champion. Made 4 opponents in a row quit on their stools. He's actually too small for Lightweight, but he still manages to pressure his opponents mentally and ends up pushing them back even with size and height disadvantages. Pretty undeniable that he's a rare talent.
Teofimo Lopez is the brash young guy who's KO'ing some really good opponents. He actually won his belt with a devastating stoppage of the then champ, Commey. He's an entertainer and shit talker, but he's been backing it up. He's said for ages, that he wanted the Lomachenko fight. Loma told him to get a belt, b/c Loma's goal is undisputed. Luckily, they're both under the same promotional banner, so the fight is being made.
ESPN is saying it's for "undisputed." I'm putting that in quotations, because Lomachenko was given the "franchise" version of the WBC belt. That caused him to be able to avoid fighting his mandatory in Devin Haney, so some don't truly consider this an undisputed matchup until the winner fights Haney. At any rate, this is still promises to be one hell of a fight.
The build up has been good. 2 "Blood, Sweat, & Tears" episodes and the press conference was yesterday. All on ESPN.