Floyd 'Money' Mayweather lived up to his nickname with a huge winning bet as Teofimo Lopez upset the odds to defeat Vasyl Lomachenko in Las Vegas.
Undefeated American Lopez went into the fight as a 31/10 underdog but inflicted a second career defeat on Ukrainian Lomachenko via unanimous points decision.
Lopez added the WBA and WBO belts to his IBF gold to become the unified lightweight champion and extended his professional record to 16 wins from 16 fights. "I am ready to take over the world," the Brooklyn native said after the fight, which the judges scored 116-112, 119-109, 117-111 in his favour.
Their verdict will have brought great joy to Mayweather, who staked a whopping $6,500 on Lopez to win the bout. Reacting to winning over
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