Lomachenko may give Lez part of his purse
WBA/WBO/WBC lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine may give $500,000 from his purse to his future rival, IBF champion Teofimo Lez of the United States, so that the latter could sign a contract for the fight, according to Pand's boxing news site ringpska.pl.
According to the report, Lez was not satisfied with the prosed $1.3 million, while Lomachenko was offered $3 million. If Lomachenko agrees to pay part of his money, his purse for the fight will be about $2.5 million.
The meeting between Lez and Lomachenko is scheduled for October 3 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. However, negotiations are still ongoing.
Source: www.ukrinform.net
