Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez agreed for October 17th on ESPN

Photo by Valery Sharifulin\\TASS via Getty ImagesThe mega-clash between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez has been salvaged.

After negotiations stalled over money, putting the lightweight title unification in Jeopardy, the terms have been ironed out for the two sides to agree to terms for an October 17th main event in Las Vegas, per The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger. Even better, the fight is lined up for ESPN and not ESPN+ or pay-per-view, so this is one of the best and highest profile boxing matches you could make and it’s on cable television.

Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) is widely considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, and he’s accomplished so much in just 15 pro fights. The…