On the eve of his lightweight unification in the fight with Jose Pedraza (25-2, 12 KOs) Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) had a small conflict. On December 8 at Madison Square Garden Lomachenko defeated Pedraza by unanimous decision.
According to mass media, the conflict was provoked by the father of the American fighter in the same weight category Teofimo Lopez (11-0, 9 KOs). Allegedly, he approached the team of Lomachenko, and said in a raised voice that his son would “kill” Lomachenko if their fight took place. The incident occurred at the Niles restaurant in the Stewart Hotel in New York and was quickly settled by the security of Top Rank, advocated by both Lomachenko and Lopez.
The information was confirmed by Egis Klimas the manager of Lomachenko: "But who is he? What did he achieve not to respect the leader of P4P like this, and even on the eve of the fight? This is ridiculous."
It should be noted that in the undercard of Lomachenko vs Pedraza Teofimo Lopez brutally knocked out in the 1st round his compatriot Mason Menard (34-4, 24 KOs).
