Photos: Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez Jr. weigh-in
This matchup is evidently too intense to follow social-distancing guidelines.
Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) on Friday went nose to nose after their weighed in for their lightweight title-unification fight Saturday inside the MGM Grand “bubble” in Las Vegas, perhaps an indication of the passion they’re bringing to the showdown.
Weight wasn’t a problem. Both fighters weighed in at the 135-pound limit for the fight, which will be televised on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
Lomachenko holds the WBA, WBC and WBO titles. Lopez is the IBF beltholder.
The main portion of the card begins at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The undercard portion at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.
Here are images from the weigh-in. All photos by Mikey Williams / Top Rank.