WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán calls Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo López "a complex fight"

Mauricio Sulaimán: Teofimo vs Lomachenko was a complex fight

WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán, spoke with the specialized press during the traditional “Coffee Tuesday” all about Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-0, 10KOs) vs Teofimo López (16-0, 12KOs), where NY's Lopez was able to conquer the lightweight division and become WBC Franchise champion, defeating the Ukrainian by unanimous decision.

For the WBC's leader, this was a more different and complicated fight than expected, with a high level focus and concentration of tactics. In his expert opinion, the new champ scores very high merits, as he managed to dominate in terms of technique, and take control of the fight.

He considered that Vasiliy Lomachenko was expecting a rival loaded with hurricane fury, but he didn't get that from the wily Teofimo, and he did not know how to adjust his boxing… at least during the first half of the fight. An astutely earned gain, which gave Teofimo a considerable tactical advantage.

He congratulated both fighters, as both of them provided one of the most important cards of the year.

The unified lightweight clash took place on October 17, with Brooklyn-born Lopez, just 23-years-old, winning 119-109, 117-111, 116-112 on the cards .

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