208 Tang Yan vs Lopez (3)

Tang Yan leant back nearly 45 degrees as Lopez's punch swooshed right across his body and connected with empty air.

Whoosh!

He looked almost weightless, as he pulled off a Michael Jackson-esque tilt backwards to avoid Lopez's sharp hook of a right.

Then like a spring recoiling, he rebounded back up straight and ripped home a short right, followed by a left. And then another right. The crowd rose with a roar. 

"What an interesting boxer." Lomachenko said, showing a look of anticipation at this.

"Tang Yan was being deliberate! He was tempting Lopez to swing!" Liu Xinyu called out, grasping the situation.

Tang Yan moved into Lopez, forcing him across the ring, ripping across his middle with piston-like precision before switching aim to his face. Lopez tried to fight back but he had been successfully drawn out by Tang Yan.