Vasiliy Lomachenko is no stats geek, but he has some serious questions about the method that was used to count his punches – or not count, rather – during his lightweight unification bout against Teofimo Lopez last October.

Lomachenko lost a wide points decision (116-112, 119-109, 117-111) to Lopez that night, in what was one of the more notable shakeups in the boxing world in 2020. The 23-year-old Honduran-American outworked the ballyhooed Ukraininan over 12 rounds. There was little controversy about the outcome.

In the ensuing months since the fight, Lomachenko, a stranger to losing, has pointed to a shoulder injury and shady judging, among other alibis. Now, he is setting his crosshairs on CompuBox, the longstanding proprietary count-punching technology used frequently by broadcasters for boxing matches, especially for significant ones. Punches are tallied using two human operators, one for each fighter in the ring.

“I looked at CompuBox statistics. I really don’t understand how that works,” Lomachenko told SnowQueenLA. “My father counted every punch that landed on me, it totaled only 150. But CompuBox shows 180.

“I really question how they count punches.”

According to CompuBox, Lopez landed a total of 183 punches (148 power punches), while Lomachenko landed a total of 141 (78 power punches).

“They show it (the numbers) to the people, but no one sits and counts,” Lomachenko continued.

“They showed 30 jabs thrown, 15 head shots and 15 body shots. People see that and say, sure, it seems accurate.”

Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) also took issue with the narrative that he was the only one playing keep away during the fight. Lomachenko holstered much of his offense through the first six rounds before turning it up in the seventh, a decision that clearly cost him the fight. He says roles flipped in the second half of the fight.

“But, when I would fight him (Lopez) on the inside and landed hooks, it was him who was the one holding, clinching and hugging me.

“So, who was avoiding who? We need to get that straight.”

Upon reviewing the fight multiple times, Lomachenko remains convinced that he won; at worst, he believes it should have been declared a draw.

“When I came back home and watched it (the fight) I (said) I didn’t lose the fight,” Lomachenko said. “And every time I watch it I say the same thing. I did not lose.

“People don’t lose the way I lost this fight, and people don’t become undisputed champions the way Lopez did.”

Although Lomachenko is angling for a rematch, there appears to be little chance of one, given that there was no rematch clause in the contract and Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) does not seem to be terribly anxious to offer him one. Still, Lomachenko plans to stick around at the lightweight limit.

“I still hope for a rematch, but I understand that, right now, it’s not possible,” he said. “But, one thing is for certain, I’m still fighting at 135.”