Former world champion in three weight categories Vasyl Lomachenko admitted that the defeat from Teofimo Lopez helped him come to God.
"After the defeat from Teofimo Lopez then it seemed that I lost, but actually at that moment I won. At that moment I recognized god. That basically changed my whole life.
My goal now is not to be a champion. My goal is to become a better person, to be an absolute champion in life. Right now I'm very happy because I started to realize a lot of things that I didn't realize before the defeat. And speaking of defeats, I don't lose. I win when I lose," - said Lomachenko.
Recall that in 2020 Lomachenko lost to Lopez by unanimous decision of judges in a fight for the title of absolute world champion in lightweight.
Teofimo Lopez quickly pitched a fight proposal to Ryan Garcia following Garcia's recent victory over Devin Haney at the end of April. Despite being overweight for the bout, Garcia not only won but also knocked Haney down three times. However, due to his weight issue, he missed out on claiming the WBC super lightweight title, which remained with Haney.
Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) is as charismatic and controversial a figure as Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs), but above all, both are excellent in the ring. And perhaps both will cross gloves soon.
Teofimo Lopez Sr., father and coach of the WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez, believes that Terence Crawford afraid to fight with his son.
Keyshawn Davis, holder of the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight belt, made a bold prediction for his fight with Teofimo Lopez, world champion in the first welterweight according to the WBO version. Kishon said he would knock out a more experienced opponent in less than 6 rounds.