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Lomachenko and Lopez both weigh in at 135-pound limit

Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr. both weighed in at the 135-pound limit for their fight Saturday.

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.

Vasiliy Lomachenko (left) and Teofimo Lopez Jr. on Friday both weighed in at 135 pounds for their title-unification fight Saturday. Mikey Williams / Top Rank

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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Lomachenko and Lopez both weigh in at 135-pound limit

Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr. both weighed in at the 135-pound limit for their fight Saturday.

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.

Vasiliy Lomachenko (left) and Teofimo Lopez Jr. on Friday both weighed in at 135 pounds for their title-unification fight Saturday. Mikey Williams / Top Rank

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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Jose Ramirez vs. Viktor Postol formally set for Aug. 29

Jose Ramirez will defend his junior welterweight titles against Viktor Postol on Aug. 29 in the bubble at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jose Ramirez vs. Viktor Postol. Finally.

Ramirez will defend his junior welterweight titles against Postol on Aug. 29 in the bubble at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, it was formally announced Thursday. The card will be streamed on ESPN+.

The fight was set for February 2 in China and then again on May 9 in Fresno, Ramirez’s hometown, but it gave way to COVID-19 each time.

Ramirez (25-0, 17 KOs) won the title by easily outpointing Amir Imam in March 2018 and has successfully defend three times, becoming one of the hotter young boxers. He’s coming off a sensational sixth-round knockout of previously unbeaten Maurice Hooker in July of last year.

Ramirez holds two 140-pound titles. Josh Taylor has the other two. That’s a fight waiting to happen.

“I’m excited to finally be back. It’s always an honor stepping into the ring, fighting a guy like Postol and defending my belts,” Ramirez said. “God knows that my goal is to become the undisputed champion, and this gets me one step closer to my goal.”

Postol (31-2, 12 KOs) stopped Lucas Matthysse in 2015 to win a junior welterweight title but lost it by a wide decision to Terence Crawford in his next fight.

The U.S.-based Ukrainian is 3-1 since, losing to Taylor in June 2018.

“I’m just looking forward to fighting,” Postol said. “I’m coming to win those world titles. I have been training since this fight was first announced, so I’m focused and ready to go.”

In the co-feature, unbeaten junior welterweight contender Arnold Barboza (23-0, 10 KOs) of South El Monte, Calif., will face Canadian veteran Tony Luis (29-3, 10 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout.

Barboza is coming off three knockouts in three fights in 2019. Luis hasn’t lost a fight since he was narrowly outpointed by Derry Mathews in 2015.

“Tony Luis is as tough as they come,” Barboza said. “He won’t lay down for me. He sees this as a big opportunity, and I can’t let him take it. To be honest, the whole no fans thing, I’m more curious than anything. I’ve fought in front of limited fans deep on undercards before.

“Once you’re in the ring, there’s no difference. I am happy to be part of this bubble experience because it will go down in history.”

The live stream begins at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.  Ramirez and Postol are expected to enter the ring around 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

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