Author name: Niall Doran

Coming into this past weekend’s big fight in Las Vegas many felt that Teofimo Lopez didn’t have the level of technical skill to compete with the more seasoned Vasyl Lomachenko. That didn’t turn out to be the case however. Despite only being 23-years-old Lopez showed he could more than hang technically with the pound for […]

Now that the dust has settled, the fight ring disassembled and the show is over, one can sit back and analyze the significance of what happened this past weekend in Las Vegas. A young undefeated star and his father stood against the world and shocked boxing by beating former pound for pound maestro Vasyl Lomaehcnko.

Vasyl Lomacehnko of the Ukraine is a modern day boxing genius — no doubt about that. But for that small space where genius can occur in life, in any field, all things must be aligned at the right time. This balance is a tricky one. For Lomachenko, he’s always been a slow starter in his

The boxing world is still coming to terms with not only a big upset this year but also the passing of the guard from old lion to young lion in the lightweight division. American Teofimo Lopez tore up the script this past weekend beating former pound for pound heralded Vasyl Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Indeed,

Tonight’s Teofimo Lopez vs Vasyl Lomachenko fight has evoked sentiment from some of the who’s in who in sports. The dynamite display on ESPN and not on pay per view has really paid off and got people talking across America. Lopez’ win on points over previously regarded pound for pound top three or four according

Tonight’s fight on ESPN in Las Vegas has got people talking as Teofimo Lopez really announced himself with a career defining win thus far over Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko. World champion inside 15 fights who many wrote off as having a crazy father who believed in his son too much. Father and son proved the haters

You know, boxing is one of those sports that can throw up surprise outcomes more than most and perhaps that’s what makes it one of the most special sports of all. Tonight in Las Vegas’ ‘Bubble’ it did so once again with the emergence of a new star for the sport. Younger lion and underdog