Lopez: I did not watch Lomachenko's fights

Teofimo Lopez with his father Teofimo Lopez Sr.
Teofimo Lopez with his father Teofimo Lopez Sr.

On Saturday night live on ESPN Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 13 KOs) will cross gloves with Vasyl Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) in a bout for four belts in the lightweight division. The undefeated boxer from Brooklyn claims that before the main fight of his career, he did not study his opponent too much.

“I don’t look at my rivals, my coach does it, that is, my father and the assistant coach, and then they tell me what we should work on in the gym,” the American said at yesterday's press conference.

“The fact is that in a duel with me Lomachenko will box differently than in his previous fights. His previous opponents did not box the way I did. It will not be the same Loma who fought Linares or Pedraza,” Lopez said.