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Read More »Vasiliy Lomachenko agrees to face Jamaine Ortiz in October
Vasiliy Lomachenko, shown here in 2017, has been in his native Ukraine helping defend the country against Russia since its invasion in February. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday, escaping the war with Russia in his native Ukraine. On Wednesday, he landed a fight. Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti confirmed to Yahoo Sports that Lomachenko will return against Jamaine Ortiz on Oct. 22. Moretti said the location is… Source link
Read More »Champion boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko reportedly takes up arms to defend Ukraine from Russia
Vasiliy Lomachenko, a former three-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist with eyes on a title bout in June, has reportedly taken up arms to defend his native Ukraine against the Russian invasion. Lomachenko, 34, posted an image of himself wearing military fatigues and holding a rifle via Facebook on Sunday alongside an announcement that he has joined a voluntary defense battalion amid the Russian onslaught. “The Belgorod-Dniester Territorial Defense Battalion has been… Source link
Read More »Teofimo Lopez digs deep to upset Vasiliy Lomachenko
LAS VEGAS — The Takeover is complete. Teofimo Lopez completed his rocket trip to the top of boxing’s lightweight division with a gritty unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko that made him the undisputed champion. Lopez now holds the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF lightweight titles, becoming only the fifth man in the four-belt era to be an undisputed champion. The others are Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk. Judge Tim Cheatham had it 116-112, the same as… Source link
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