Teofimo Lopez believes this is his time.
Lopez is scheduled to face Vasiliy Lomachenko in a lightweight title-unification fight on Oct. 17 inside the MGM Grand “bubble” in Las Vegas. The fight will be televised on ESPN.
Lomachenko is Boxing Junkie’s No. fighter pound-for-pound and near the top of all lists. That doesn’t mean much to Lopez, who says the Ukrainian star is too old and too small for him.
“He’s on the way out of the sport and 135 [pounds] is just too big [for him],” the Honduran-American said.
Lomachenko, 32, started his career in 2013 as a 126-pounder. Lopez, 23, has fought at 135 since he turned pro in 2016.
In this episode of The Ak & Barak Show, courtesy of DAZN, hosts Akin Reyes and Barak Bess get Teofimo Lopez’s thoughts on his upcoming fight.
The Ak & Barak Show is available on DAZN and Sirius XM Fight Nation, Channel 156.
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