Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teófimo López
WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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López wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116–112, 119–109, 117–111) |
Background
López' scored a second-round
The fight
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 | ||
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Lightweight | Teófimo López (c)
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Def. | Vasiliy Lomachenko (c) | UD | 12 | Note 1 | |
Junior welterweight
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Arnold Barboza Jr. | Def. | Alex Saucedo | UD | 10 | Note 2 | |
Super middleweight | Edgar Berlanga | Def. | Lanell Bellows | TKO | 1 |
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 | |||
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Free | Cable-TV | PPV | Streaming | |
United States (host) | — | ESPN | — | ESPN+ |
ESPN Deportes | ||||
Ukraine | MEGOGO | |||
Unsold markets[10] | — | FITE TV
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— | Fight Sports | — | Fight Sports MAX | |
Australia | — | Fox Sports
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— | Foxtel Now |
Kayo Sports | ||||
France | — | beIN Sports | — | beIN Sports Connect |
Japan[11] | — | Wowow | — | Wowow |
Kazakhstan | Khabar | — | Khabar | |
— | Space | — | TNT Go | |
Mexico[13] | Azteca 7 | TV Azteca Deportes
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— | Azteca En Vivo | |||
Poland[14] | — | Polsat Sport | — | IPLA
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Thailand | — | Fight Sports | — | — |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Idec, Keith (March 21, 2020). "Lopez: Lomachenko Fight Won't Happen May 30; Could Get Delayed Until Fall". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Idec, Keith (May 19, 2020). "Arum: Loma, Lopez Turned Down Interim Bouts; Planning Their Fight For September". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Akopyan, Manouk (August 8, 2020). "Lopez Manager: Very Little Effort From Top Rank To Get Lomachenko Fight Done". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (September 8, 2020). "Lomachenko-Lopez World Lightweight Championship Set, October 17 In Las Vegas". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Teofimo Lopez vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko - Official Scorecards". Boxing Scene. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Esco, Wil (October 21, 2020). "Vasiliy Lomachenko's manager takes issue with Lederman scorecard in Teofimo Lopez fight". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "CompuBox Punch Stats - Boxing News". Boxing Scene. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "▷ Top Rank PPV Boxing Event - LOMACHENKO vs LOPEZ". FITE. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "#EsDeCampeón". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lomachenko-Lopez received over 4 million viewers over ESPN platforms on Saturday". The Ring. October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.