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One of the years’ most anticipated match-ups in the world of boxing in Lomachenko vs Lopez is officially in the books. The changing of a guard took place as Teofimo Lopez walked away with the win on the cards.

Boxing pundits and fans looked at the aforementioned title bout as being a pinnacle moment in the sport. Chiefly, Teofimo Lopez’s performance took the world by storm and he’s managed to dethrone one of the best pound for pound fighters in Lomachenko. What’s more, he came in with a clear game plan and brought it to action effectively. Furthermore, he also made necessary adjustments as the fight went on.

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Twitter reacts to Teofimo Lopez’s stand-out performance over Vasyl Lomachenko

Boxing icon and Filipino senator Manny Pacquiao took to Twitter and congratulated Lopez on the biggest win of his career. Moreover, the 23-year-old rose to the occasion and managed to win the night.

WBO Jr. Lightweight champion Jamel Herring was seemingly surprised to see Vasyl suffer a loss. ‘Hi-Tech’s skill set was looked at as being well-rounded enough to withstand Teodimo’s power. However, Lopez proved his detractors wrong and now holds all the straps at lightweight.

Three-time WBO champion Terence Crawford and standout UFC featherweight fighter Cub Swanson believed the fight was a draw.

Chiefly, Lopez’s ability to hold off a late flurry was looked at as the deciding factor when it came to analyst Brian Campbell.

Devin Haney wasn’t too high on Vasyl Lomachenko, to say the least, and he let his sentiments be known. Haney isn’t the only one who’s questioned Lomachenko. At various stages of his career, including his run-in with Jorge Linares drew plenty of fire his way.

The MMA community too had their eyes affixed on the aforementioned event. The lightweight main event was definitely the talk of the town in the combat sports world.

Chiefly, Teofimo can look forward to forging a new path after his statement win. In light of his victory, he immediately received shout-outs from boxing’s rising names.

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Boxing superstar Ryan Garcia chimed in and said that Teofimo Lopez was now directly on his reader. ‘King Ry’ looks at the lightweight division as having many interesting openings.

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