Teofimo Lopez Knocks Out Vasyl Lomachenko To Claim World Light Weight Championship
By Our Reporter
Celebrated
American boxer Teofimo Lopez is the World Light Weight champion after he beat
Vasyl Lomachenko by a unanimous points decision in Las Vegas on Sunday morning.
The
American's win over the Ukrainian means he now adds the WBA, WBO and WBC 'Franchise'
titles to his IBF belt.
Lopez, 23, dominated the first half of the fight and, despite a late rally by Lomachenko, was awarded a 116-112, 119-109, 117-111 win by the judges.
Teofimo Lopez hammering Vasyl Lomachenko
"I
am ready to take over the world," Lopez said.
The
result means he is the youngest fighter to become a four-belt undisputed
champion and maintains his unbeaten record with 16 wins from 16 bouts.
The
fight between the two rivals had been eagerly awaited but took place without
any fans b...