Top Rank will allow audience for Lomachenko vs Lopez unification fight

A crowd of 250 people will be allowed to watch the fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez, according to Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum.

The highly anticipated unification match between the WBC, WBA, and WBO world lightweight champion Lomachenko and the IBF world lightweight champion Lopez is set to take place on Oct. 18 (Philippine time) at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“Most of the people who will be admitted, under strict protocols, will be the so-called first responders. We’re looking to reward those people in Nevada who worked in the hospitals, taking care of the COVID patients,” Arum announced in an online press con.

“There will be some additional seats among the 250 given to the fight camps, so they could invite people who are near and dear to them, which wouldn’t have been allowed under the way the old protocol was.”

The Hall of Fame promoter also made it clear that tickets will not be for sale. Aside from first responders, Top Rank would also allow a select number of media outlets to cover the fight between the two best lightweights in the world.

“There are no tickets available. There will be no sales of any tickets, no high rollers, none of that stuff,” Arum said.

“And I think [Top Rank media relations director] Evan [Korn] will clarify maybe some of those seats will be available to the media—all under very, very strict monitoring protocols.” – JM Siasat/RC, GMA News