Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teófimo López

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Winner Takes All
LomachenkoLopez.jpeg
DateOctober 17, 2020
VenueMGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Ukraine Vasiliy Lomachenko United States Teófimo López
Nickname Loma The Takeover
Hometown Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine New York City, New York, U.S.
Pre-fight record 14–1 (11 KOs) 15–0 (12 KOs)
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg) 135 lb (61 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight champion
The Ring No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 IBF lightweight champion
Result
López wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116–112, 119–109, 117–111)

Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teófimo López, billed as Winner Takes All, was a unification professional boxing match contested between WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko, and IBF lightweight champion, Teófimo López. The bout took place on October 17, 2020, at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Paradise, Nevada. López defeated Lomachenko via unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 119–109, 117–111, and 116–112.

Background[]

López' scored a second-round technical knockout victory against Richard Commey to capture the IBF lightweight title on December 14, 2019. In the same month, Lomachenko announced there was an agreement to face the newly crowned champion in a unification bout in April, saying, "On paper, there is an agreement that the match is going to happen, and it's going to happen in April. However, they have not yet established a date. This fight is happening in April."[1] On February 8, López hinted at a date and location for the fight on Twitter, with lyrics from the song "New York, New York", posting, "May 30th. Start spreadin' the news, I'm leaving today, I want to be a part of it. PP_?".[2] The proposed date was eventually scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Lomachenko going back to his native home of Ukraine.[3] Bob Arum, promoter of both fighters, offered each an interim bout to take place in July, which both rejected. Arum stated the new date being looked at would be September.[4] After October was chosen as a new date, the fight appeared to be in jeopardy due to a pay dispute from López, who was unhappy with an offer of $1.25m while Lomachenko was set to earn in excess of $3.5m. With López' manager, David McWater explaining, "We think that [Lomachenko] probably deserves more money, but not three times as much. We’re hoping that there is enough impetus to get this fight done, and Top Rank will come back and talk to us".[5] On September 8, after weeks of difficult negotiations, the bout was finally announced for October 17, with the venue set for the MGM Grand Conference Center in Paradise, Nevada.[6]

Fight details[]

López defeated Lomachenko via unanimous decision with scores of 116–112, 119–109 and 117–111.[7] Judge Julie Lederman's scorecard of 119–109, giving Lomachenko only a single round, received significant controversy.[8] The fight started off with López finding his jab and going to the body to slow down his opponent. Lomachenko threw fewer punches in the first seven rounds, allowing López to control most of the first half of the fight. In the second half, Lomachenko started coming out more offensively, landing more punches. In the final round, López landed 50 of 98 punches thrown (51%), the highest ever in a round for an opponent Lomachenko has faced. CompuBox stats showed López was the busier of the two, landing 183 of 659 thrown (28%), while Lomachenko was more accurate landing 141 of 321 thrown (44%). López outlanded Lomachenko in 8 of the 12 rounds.[9]

Fight card[]

Weight Class Results Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight United States Teófimo López (c) Def. Ukraine Vasiliy Lomachenko (c) UD 12 Note 1
Junior welterweight United States Arnold Barboza Jr. Def. United States Alex Saucedo UD 10 Note 2
Super middleweight United States Edgar Berlanga Def. United States Lanell Bellows TKO 1

^Note 1 For Unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, The Ring, and lineal lightweight titles
^Note 2 For vacant WBO International junior welterweight title

Broadcaster[]

The fight was televised live on ESPN and streamed live on ESPN+ for the U.S. (in both English and Spanish languages) viewers only.

Country/Region Broadcaster
Free Cable-TV PPV Streaming
 United States (host) N/A ESPN N/A ESPN+
ESPN Deportes
 Ukraine MEGOGO
Unsold markets[10] N/A FITE TV
N/A Fight Sports N/A Fight Sports MAX
 Australia N/A Fox Sports N/A Foxtel Now
Kayo Sports
 France N/A beIN Sports N/A beIN Sports Connect
 Japan[11] N/A Wowow N/A Wowow
 Kazakhstan Khabar N/A Khabar
N/A Space N/A TNT Go
 Mexico[13] Azteca 7 TV Azteca Deportes
N/A Azteca En Vivo
 Poland[14] N/A Polsat Sport N/A IPLA
 Thailand N/A Fight Sports N/A N/A

Viewership[]

The fight drew about 4.2 million viewers in the United States. When it aired live on television, it drew an average of 2,729,000 viewers and a peak of 2,898,000 viewers. On the ESPN app and ESPN+, the fight drew nearly 1.5 million viewers.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Garcia, Aragon (December 23, 2019). "Vasyl Lomachenko has "agreement" on paper for Teofimo Lopez fight in April ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. Retrieved September 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Compton, Tim (February 8, 2020). "Teofimo Lopez Hints Vasily Lomachenko Fight Will Be On May 30 In New York On PPV — Boxing News". Boxing News 24/7. Retrieved October 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Idec, Keith (March 21, 2020). "Lopez: Lomachenko Fight Won't Happen May 30; Could Get Delayed Until Fall". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Idec, Keith (May 19, 2020). "Arum: Loma, Lopez Turned Down Interim Bouts; Planning Their Fight For September". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Akopyan, Manouk (August 8, 2020). "Lopez Manager: Very Little Effort From Top Rank To Get Lomachenko Fight Done". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Donovan, Jake (September 8, 2020). "Lomachenko-Lopez World Lightweight Championship Set, October 17 In Las Vegas". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Teofimo Lopez vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko - Official Scorecards". Boxing Scene. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Esco, Wil. "Vasiliy Lomachenko's manager takes issue with Lederman scorecard in Teofimo Lopez fight". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "CompuBox Punch Stats - Boxing News". Boxing Scene. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "▷ Top Rank PPV Boxing Event - LOMACHENKO vs LOPEZ". FITE. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "エキサイトマッチ～世界プロボクシング｜スポーツ | WOWOWオンライン". WOWOW (in Japanese). Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Combate SPACE on Instagram: "Ambos saben cómo prepararse para subir al ring. Nadie sabe cómo bajarán ¡Lo veremos en VIVO por #CombateSPACE! ¿Quién es tu favorito en…"". Instagram. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "#EsDeCampeón". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. ^ Redakcja. "Łomaczenko - Lopez na żywo w Polsacie Sport". ringpolska.pl - boks, MMA, sporty walki, największy portal bokserski w Polsce (in Polish). Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Lomachenko-Lopez received over 4 million viewers over ESPN platforms on Saturday". The Ring. October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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