The big fight was perfectly even on the scales.
Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr. both weighed in at the 135-pound limit for their title-unification fight inside the MGM Grand “bubble” in Las Vegas. The card will be televised on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) weighed 134.5 for each of his four lightweight bouts going into Saturday. Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) has fought at heavier than 135.
Lomachenko, who holds the WBA, WBC and WBO titles, is coming off a unanimous-decision victory over Luke Campbell in August of last year. Lopez, the IBF beltholder, last fought in December, when he topped Richard Commey in two rounds to win his title.
Also on the main card, Alex Saucedo and Arnold Barboza Jr. both weighed 140 for their scheduled 10 round junior welterweight fight. And Edgar Berlanga and Lanell Bellows weighed 169 each for their scheduled eight-round super middleweight bout.
The main portion of the card begins at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
In other fights, which begin at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT, Josue Vargas and Kendo Castaneda both weight 142 for their scheduled 10-round junior welterweight fight. John Vincent Moralde and Jose Enrique Vivas weighed 127 and 128, respectively, for their eight-round featherweight bout.
Quinton Randall and Jan Carlos Rivera weighed 147 and 146 for their scheduled six-round welterweight bout. And Jahi Tucker and Charles Garner weighed 145 and 142 for their four-round welterweight bout.
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