Who won Lomachenko vs Lopez?
Teofimo Lopez beat Vasyl Lomachenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 17th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 119-109, 117-111 in favor of winner Teofimo Lopez.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This contest was for the unified lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Edgar Berlanga was victorious over Lanell Bellows, and Alex Saucedo lost to Arnold Barboza Jr.
Lomachenko vs Lopez stats
Back in October 2020, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Teofimo Lopez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Lopez had a slight advantage in power over Lomachenko, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Lomachenko's 71%.
Vasyl Lomachenko was the older man by 9 years, at 32 years old.
Lopez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while Teofimo Lopez was an orthodox fighter.
Lomachenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Lopez's 137.
Lomachenko vs Lopez form
Lomachenko had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Luke Campbell on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Anthony Crolla on April 12, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Pedraza on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had beaten Jorge Linares on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had defeated Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Richard Commey on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Masayoshi Nakatani on July 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Edis Tatli on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had beaten Diego Magdaleno on February 2, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.
He had won against Mason Menard on December 8, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Teofimo Lopez had been fighting more than Vasyl Lomachenko.
Going into this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 16 days ago, while Teofimo Lopez's last outing had been 10 months and 3 days ago.
Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.
What time did Lomachenko vs Lopez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Lopez?
Lomachenko vs Lopez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.
What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Lopez?
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