George Kambosos Jr. has begun his path to an eventual unified battle with Gervonta Davis by working out a deal with Vasyl Lomachenko. The Greek-Australian lightweight ruler wants a homecoming event down under after ripping the belts away from Teofimo Lopez last year. ‘Ferocious’ George had hoped to land an undisputed collision with Devin Haney. […]
Vasyl Lomachenko moved towards another shot at the title as the former pound-for-pound king dominated Rochard Commey in New York. Lomachenko doesn’t have his lightweight titles anymore, but he just may be the division’s most dangerous man. The ex-three-weight world champion brutalized former lightweight champion Commey by winning a wide unanimous decision over the Ghanaian […]
Gervonta Davis could get pitched in with Vasyl Lomachenko after Bob Arum confirmed the Ukrainian would be mandatory for George Kambosos Jr. This weekend, a win for Lomachenko under the MSG lights against Richard Commey would see ‘Hi-Tech’ in pole position for a WBO stipulation. Arum believes Lomachenko is still the best lightweight in the […]
Vasyl Lomachenko rejected the chance to throw his hat into the ring for a shot at George Kambosos Jr. ahead of his anticipated return. The former pound for pound king, nicknamed “Loma,” is also a former three-weight world champion but is determined to return to the top of the lightweight heap. At one time, the […]
LAS VEGAS — Junior lightweight world titleholder Shakur Stevenson would love to unify belts against Top Rank stablemate and fellow titleholder Oscar Valdez in his first fight of 2022, but Top Rank chairman Bob Arum has a different idea and is not in a hurry to make that fight immediately. Arum’s preference is to first match […]
Keyshawn Davis, the lightweight star who earned a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has a golden chance to shine on one of boxing’s biggest platforms. Davis (3-0, 2 KOs), in his first fight since signing a long-term deal with Top Rank, will face Mexican veteran Jose Zaragoza (8-3-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout […]
Vasyl Lomachenko had been quite keen on a rematch with Teofimo Lopez and reclaiming his lightweight belts. The latter served up a shocker when he beat Lomachenko via unanimous decision in 2020 to become the unified lightweight champion, capturing the WBO, WBA, and IBF lightweight titles. Lomachenko has fought once since, while Lopez recently lost […]
Vasyl Lomachenko will have the heavyweight division’s next big thing backing him up on December 11 when the ex-pound for pound king returns to action. The Ukrainian superstar, a three-weight kingpin, usually saves his virtuoso performances for the New York City spotlight. Now, he hopes his next oversized challenge is not a bridge too far. […]
Vasyl Lomachenko looked as though he could rack up the weight class victories at will during his career until falling five short of Manny Pacquiao recently. Having looked awesome initially at the lightweight limit, the Ukrainian suddenly looked out of his depth regarding weight against a much bigger Teofimo Lopez. By his admission, there won’t […]
After a close call in his last fight, Giovani Santillan is set to add to his name to the ranks of the top welterweight contenders. Santillan will return from a yearlong layoff to fight seasoned pro Cecil McCalla in a crossroads battle scheduled for eight or 10 rounds this Saturday, June 26 at The Theater […]
Janibek Alimkhanuly, the middleweight phenom who once ruled the amateur ranks, is ready to bring his patented “Qazaq Style” to Las Vegas. Alimkhanuly, an unbeaten 28-year-old, will step up against former middleweight world champion Rob “Bravo” Brant in a 10-round showdown Saturday, June 26 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Brant-Alimkhanuly will serve […]
Former pound-for-pound king Vasyl Lomachenko is preparing to return to the ring following his loss to Teofimo Lopez last year. ‘Loma’ was beaten by Lopez on points in an out-of-character performance as Lopez took the Ukrainian’s clutch of titles out of the Top Rank bubble. Months on, and after much deliberation, it seems Lomachenko has […]
Super featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson believes he’s the man to inflict a third loss on the former pound-for-pound king Vasyl Lomachenko. The former featherweight world champion appeared on the Last Stand Podcast with Brian Custer as he calls out who he wants to meet in the ring. Oscar Valdez tops his list along with Chris […]
Despite little chance of the fight happening again in the future, Teofimo Lopez says he’d stop Vasyl Lomachenko if they locked horns again. Lopez took the WBC, WBA, and WBO lightweight straps from Lomachenko when the pair met in October. Since then, stories have appeared in the Ukrainian media of Loma, citing many reasons for […]
Vasyl Lomachenko has made stunning accusations against the United States judging system after losing his top tier boxing status to Teofimo Lopez in October. The pound for pound star, who won the WBN Fighter of the Year Award in 2017, missed out on the chance to become undisputed at lightweight. Lopez did more than enough […]
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has declared his interest in adding former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to his stable. The Hall of Famer, who already has Usyk’s best friend Vasyl Lomachenko on his books, reported that Mr. ‘I am Feel’ could be ready for pastures new. Usyk has been working with K2 Promotions and […]
The World Boxing Council has wished Vasyl Lomachenko well after the Ukrainian superstar underwent successful shoulder surgery this week. ‘Loma’ was injured in 2018, and the ailment seemingly came back to haunt him last Saturday night. According to his surgeon, Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache, the former pound for pound king was injured in the run-up […]
Top Rank has revealed eye-popping ratings for last weekend’s undisputed lightweight unification between Teofimo Lopez and Vasyl Lomachenko. According to Top Rank, Lopez vs. Lomachenko peaked at almost THREE MILLION viewers. ‘It was also the most-streamed boxing event ever,’ said a Top Rank statement. Broadcast on ESPN and FITE TV around the world, Lopez vs. […]
Split-T Management’s IBF Lightweight World Champion Teofimo Lopez became the youngest undisputed champion in the four-belt era by defeating the Pound-for-Pound number-one fighter in the world, Vasiliy Lomachenko over 12-rounds. He added the WBC Franchise; WBA and WBO Lightweight world titles in a fight that took place at the MGM Conference Center, AKA “The Bubble” […]
Former pound for pound king Vasyl Lomachenko has broken his silence after suffering a second career defeat at the hands of Teofimo Lopez. Despite taking an age to get going in the fight and losing every one of the first seven rounds on the WBN scorecard, Lomachenko is obviously not happy with how things went […]
World Boxing News provides a live scorecard of the undisputed lightweight title clash between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez. Firstly, results from the undercard can be found below. Edgar Berlanga once again blitzed his opponent as the super-middleweight phenom continued his fearsome run of knockouts. Berlanga made it fifteen straight first-round stoppages as he took […]
World Boxing News provides results and reports from the undisputed lightweight title fight card between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez. Follow all the action as it happens below. Edgar Berlanga once again blitzed his opponent as the super-middleweight phenom continued his fearsome run of knockouts. Berlanga made it fifteen straight first-round stoppages as he took […]
Floyd Mayweather is not suited to barenuckle boxing, but current superstar Vasyl Lomachenko would succeed in the field. That’s the view of a former champion and bareknuckle boss eyeing a fight in the future for the lightweight world title-holder. Lomachenko is the fighter bareknuckle boxing boss Joe Smith-Brown would most like to see ditch his […]
Vasyl Lomachenko will aim to add another notch to his legendary status this Saturday night as the Ukrainian superstar battles up and comer Teofimo Lopez. Lomachenko puts his clutch of belts on the line against Lopez, who is stepping up in class and daring to be great after just 15 professional victories. ODDS Bookmakers odds […]
Vasyl Lomachenko admits a year absence from boxing is new territory for him ahead of a massive undisputed unification against Teofimo Lopez. The WBC Franchise, WBO, WBA, and IBF belts will be on the line when the two best lightweights in the world collide in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Two-plus years of bad blood […]
Just days away from the most anticipated fight since coronavirus locked down the world, and I fear there may be some people sleeping on Vasyl Lomachenko. A glance at social media tells me that a large percentage of boxing personnel and fans are plumping for a Teofimo Lopez victory on Saturday night. I mean, Teofimo […]
The breakout star of the Bubble, “Cassius” Clay Collard, is back for more. Collard, the MMA pro-turned contender for 2020 “Boxing Prospect of the Year,” will fight Quincy LaVallais in an eight-round middleweight bout. Collard is scheduled to appear on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez undercard on Saturday, Oct. 17 from the MGM Grand Las Vegas […]
World Boxing News has been in contact with FITE TV for the last few days regarding UK TV rights for Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez. It came as all major networks failed to bring this exceptional undisputed boxing event to the fans. In developments on Tuesday, FITE sent WBN the following information: FITE, the premier […]
Vasyl Lomachenko is so far facing a blackout from United Kingdom television despite featuring on Pay Per View in the region just twelve months ago. When announcing an August 2019 battle with British Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell, Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn declared Lomachenko’s decision to fight in the UK ‘a huge moment’. Yet just […]
Once the ink was dry on the contract for Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez in the lightweight division, the boxing world began looking forward to a potential classic. Two champions will collide on October 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada, like 918kiss – the home of the best slot machines knowing the victor walks away with […]