LOMACHENKO VS LOPEZ PRESS CONFERENCE, BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS EPISODE & WEIGH-IN VIDEOS

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Las Vegas, NV (October 14, 2020) — Two-plus years of bad blood ignited Wednesday evening when WBC Franchise/WBO/WBA lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and IBF kingpin Teofimo Lopez shared the stage for Wednesday’s press conference in advance of Saturday’s super fight (ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET).

Lomachenko and Lopez had not been in the same room since last Dec.14, the night Lopez knocked out Richard Commey to win his world title. Shortly after that sensational knockout, Lomachenko entered the ring and welcomed Lopez to his club.

The lightweight champions sat 12 feet apart on a stage inside the ring. The tension never boiled over, but it was palpable. This is what they had to say.

Vasiliy Lomachenko

“I won’t know {how the layoff will impact me} until Saturday night. I have never been out of the ring for one full year like this. Ever. I don’t know how it will be.”

“I think it’s just a ring and judges and TV. That’s it. And, of course, four belts.”

“I’m thinking only about my future fight and the fight on Saturday. That’s it.”

“For me, I think it will be a chess match.”

Teofimo Lopez

“Hard work pays off. Eighteen years in, and it’s just the beginning, You haven’t seen anything yet.”

“The Takeover is not just a phrase we throw out there. This is the part where I’m leading the new generation. Winning this is a stamp and a mark to put on for the new era.”

“Get your popcorn ready and just enjoy the show. It’s ‘The Takeover.'”

“A true champion can adapt to everything. It goes for both of us. He fought in arenas sold out. I fought in arenas sold out. My job and my thing are having all of these belts wrapped around me.”

Lomachenko-Lopez Undercard: Alex Saucedo, Arnold Barboza Jr. and KO King Edgar Berlanga Ready for Big Event Platform

ENTIRE card to air LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes AND ESPN+ starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT

Undercard

  • Vasyl Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez (WBA, IBF, WBO world lightweight titles)
  • Alex Saucedo vs Arnold Barboza Jr (super lightweight)
  • Josue Vargas vs Kendo Castaneda (super lightweight)
  • Edgar Berlanga vs Lanell Bellows (super middleweight)
  • Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas vs John Vincent Moralde (featherweight)
  • Quatavious Cash vs Qunch LaVallais (middleweight)
  • Quinton Randall vs Jan Carlos Rivera (welterweight)
  • Jahi Tucker vs Charles Garner (welterweight)




Schedule of Live Lomachenko vs. Lopez content on ESPN Platforms (HERE for full schedule for Lomachenko vs. Lopez)

Lomachenko-Lopez Media Clips

ESPN.com, How a father’s words sparked the Lomachenko-Lopez feud

Washington Post (Gene Wang), Teofimo Lopez exudes charisma and power. He has added structure for his biggest fight yet.

Whicker: Edgar Berlanga is boxing’s new Minute Man

Loma vs Lopez: Undercard Press Conference

Yahoo (Kevin Iole): Making the Rounds: Berlanga learning from Lomachenko









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