Teofimo Lopez reiterated that the target date for his lightweight title-unification showdown with Vasiliy Lomachenko is Oct. 3, although contracts have yet to been signed.
And while it’s presumed that the fight will take place in the MGM Grand bubble in Las Vegas, the home of Top Rank’s shows during the coronavirus pandemic, Lopez holds out hope that spectators will be allowed to watch the fight in person.
This matchup, he said on the Boxing with Chris Mannix show, is too big to be staged behind closed doors.
The fight was originally targeted for March 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and then moved to Sept. 19 but was pushed back both times because of COVID-19.
Here’s Mannix’s interview with Lopez. Video courtesy of DAZN.
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