Teofimo Lopez a Undisputed Lightweight Champion [Video]

Teofimo Lopez became a usually warrior in story to reason 4 titles in one weight category Saturday, Oct. 18, 2020. The categorical label began during 10:00 p.m. ET from a MGM Grand discussion center, with assemblage singular to a few hundred.

Fight Card

The quarrel label had 3 other fights featuring Castaneda vs. Vargas in a 10 turn bout, Saucedo vs. Barboza Jr in a 10 turn bout, and Berlanga vs. Bellows in an 8 turn bout.

Berlanga and Bellows’ quarrel was rarely expected since Berlanga has built a repute of winning all of his fourteen bouts in a initial round. None of his fights have left past dual mins and forty-five seconds. This quarrel was no different.

The Main Event

Lomachenko was a favorite to win this conflict since of his viewed advantages in all from knowledge to footwork, speed, and technique. This quarrel will indeed demeanour like centers around possibly he can hoop Lopez’s bomb energy and indeterminate style.

The Lomachenko and Lopez hitch started with both fighters feeling any other out during a initial 5 rounds. Lopez won those rounds with a complicated poke and a absolute uppercut gripping a 3 pretension champion during bay.

Round 8 was a turn that we began to see that Lopez was really good prepared for a many punching angles that Lomachenko is good famous for.

Upon a start of a tenth round, a scorecards gave any warrior 5 rounds. The final dual turn was going to establish a winner.

Both fighters came out in a eleventh round, going blow for blow where that turn could have left possibly way. The final and final turn started with Lopez holding over with complicated alighting physique shots that clearly influenced Lomachenko.

Lomachenko feeling a quarrel slipping away, caused what was personal as an random conduct butt. This non-stop a really vast cut over a right eye of Lopez.  The arbitrate stops a quarrel with thirteen seconds left, so Lopez’s eye could be attended to.

The Decision

The 3 judges’ scorecards for a final preference read, 116-112, 119-109, and a final decider 117-111. A leader by unanimous preference and a undisputed lightweight champion of a world, The Takeover Teofimo Lopez. A Star has been born.

Written by Omari Jahi
Edited by Cathy Milne-Ware

Sources:

Yahoo.Sports: Teofimo Lopez completes ‘Takeover’ with a unanimous preference win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, Kevin Iole

CBS Sports: Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez odds, date: Picks, predictions from consultant on 23-2 roll, CBS Sports Staff

CBS Boxing: Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez Jr. quarrel predictions: Undercard, odds, consultant picks, date, Brian Campbell

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