The brash Brooklyn native built an early lead, fended off Vasiliy Lomachenko’s comeback in the second half of their 12-round lightweight title unification fight Saturday night, and upset Lomachenko by unanimous decision. The scores were wider than the action indicated, though, as judges Tim Cheatham (116-112), Julie Lederman (119-109), and Steve Weisfeld (117-111) had it for Lopez by big margins.

AshantiGold SC President, Dr Kwaku Frimpong known affectionately as Champion is confident ahead of the upcoming season insisting that the club has the best team in Ghana presently.