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One of the best fighters on the planet is back in action this weekend, as Vasyl Lomachenko will be defending his WBA, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles at the MGM Grand. It promises to be one of the most exciting fights of the year, but will Lomachenko be able to solidify his place as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world?
Betting line, odds and preview for Saturday's lightweight title unification bout between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofiro Lopez in Las Vegas. Odds for the potential fight have been posted and the Ukraine native, Lomachenko, is a -365 favorite with Lopez coming back at +275.
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez Tale Of The Tape
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez Odds
Lomachenko’s Lightweight Dominance
There is no second-guessing the pedigree of the Ukrainian champion going into this fight against Lopez. Lomachenko has held a dominance over the lightweight division since stepping up to this weight class back in 2016. He is yet to be beaten at lightweight, with his only defeat coming in the featherweight classification back in 2014 against Orlando Salido. Since that defeat, he has beaten over opponent that has been put in front of him.
His stock has soared to new heights over the past two years, as he has beaten Jorge Linares, Anthony Crolla and Luke Campbell. Ten of his 14 victories have also come by way of knockout, with only four wins coming through decision. The most recent of those decision wins came in his last fight at the O2 Arena in London against Campbell.
However, there was never any doubt about who was in control of that fight, as Lomachenko dictated the pact throughout and didn’t allow Campbell to get any big shots in. However, this grudge-fight against Lopez could be one of the most testing opponents that the Ukrainian has had in many years.
Lopez Looking For Huge Victory
Lopez is regarded as one of the most exciting young fighters to have emerged in the United States. His amateur career was outstanding, as he won 150 of his 170 fights. He also has experience with fighting on the biggest stage, as he represented Honduras at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Lopez’s professional career couldn’t have got off to a better start as he has a 15-0 record at present. He has won 12 of these fights by knockout, with only three victories coming by decision. He has fought five times in the past two years, with four of these victories coming by knockout. Lopez was only taken the full 12 rounds on one occasion, and that was by Masayoshi Nakatani back in July last year. His last fight was against Richard Commey, where he won in the second round to win the IBF lightweight title. However, Lomachenko is the most prolific opponent that he has come up against in his young career.
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez Picks
There is no doubting that Lopez has the ability to hurt Lomachenko, and he could use his height and reach advantage. However, Lomachenko is rightly regarded as one of the world’s very best and unifying the division will take him one step closer to showing that fact to be true. The Ukrainian will get the win, but the fight will likely go the distance.
Pick: Vasyl Lomachenko at -430 with BetUS.
Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez
Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 11:00 PM (MGM Grand Conference Center)
The Line: Teofimo Lopez +285 / Vasyl Lomachenko -355 -- Over/Under: 10.5Click to Get Latest Betting Odds
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Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez fight Saturday for the World Boxing Association Super World Light Title at the MGM Grand Conference Center.
Vasyl Lomachenko enters this fight with a 14-1 record that includes 10 knockouts. Lomachenko has won each of his last 13 fights, and he’s coming off an August (2019) win over Luke Campbell. Lomachenko is coming off a fairly competitive fight, as he won and controlled things through the middle of the fight, but he did take some shots and wasn’t able to produce a finish. Lomachenko has now seen two of his last three fights end in decisions, as he once had an eight-fight streak of finishes. Lomachenko is a 32-year-old southpaw who stands at 5’7” and has a 65.5-inch reach. Lomachenko is one of the best technical fighters in the sport with ridiculous footwork and defense, so his opponents have a tough time landing consistently and can get frustrated and lose confidence over the course of a bout. Lomachenko has quick hands offensively, puts combinations together nicely and clearly has power with 66.6 percent of his fights ending in knockout. There’s really no weakness in Lomachenko’s game, and when he gets comfortable offensively, he’s an absolute machine who keeps coming forward looking to end things. As his competition continues to improve on the professional level, Lomachenko is in the conversation as the best pound for pound fighter in the world. This will be Lomachenko’s fifth career fight in Nevada.
Teofimo Lopez enters this fight with a 15-0record that includes 12 knockouts. This will be Lopez’s fifth fight since 2019, and he’s coming off a December win over Richard Commey. Lopez is coming off a second round knockout victory to beat easily the best boxer from Ghana, and he’s now produced knockouts in six of his last seven fights. Lopez will now defend his new IBF lightweight title while snagging the biggest victory of his career. Lopez is a 23-year-old American who stands at 5’8”, has a 68.5-inch reach and an orthodox stance. Lopez is a flashy boxer who will taunt his opponent and then land a nasty combination that drops them. Lopez has legit knockout power in either hand and works the body well. Lopez has some decent head movement and has shown to be an effective counterpuncher when his opponent actually looks to be the aggressor. The questions here is that Lopez has fought a lot of subpar fighters, so it’s hard to really judge his ability, and he does leave himself open a lot with his hands always so low. Win or lose, we’re going to learn a lot about Lopez in this fight. This will be Lopez’s second career fight in Nevada.
Lomachenko should be the clear favorite in this fight considering he has far less question marks. Lomachenko has proven himself at all levels, and there’s few who cut the ring off and go to work like he does. Lopez has defensive concerns and his footwork has looked a bit slow at times. I’m not driving the Lopez bandwagon just yet. However, boxing is one of the more predictable sports and it’s not often you get a fight that could go either way. It’s hard to find betting value on boxing lines unless playing props. And while Lomachenko should be the pick and is the safer bet, there’s no doubt Lopez has the punching power and the raw talent to win this fight. Lopez has a punchers chance, especially when we saw Lomachenko get dropped by Jorge Linares a couple of years ago.
Because we don’t get a lot of live underdogs in the sport of boxing these days, I’ll take a shot with Lopez and the plus money.
Vasyl Lomachenko Vs Teofimo Lopez
