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LOPEZ SINKS TO NEW LOW

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TEOFIMO LOPEZ, conqueror of Vasiliy Lomachenko and a former lightweight king, has sunk to a new low. The outspoken 25-year-old – and his equally verbose father – have often rubbed people the wrong way with some of the things they’ve said, but Lopez has now crossed a line.

Speaking to a YouTube channel dubbed Punsh Drunk Boxing – which appears to be run by fans with no discernible journalistic experience – Lopez complained about the commentary of some of his recent fights on ESPN. He claimed that the likes of Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley were biassed against him,

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