Lomachenko on The Move? Could Be at 135 After One Defense
By Steve Kim
After taking apart Rocky Martinez in five rounds on Saturday night at the Theater of Madison Square Garden, Vasyl Lomachenko now has possession of the WBO belts at featherweight and super featherweight.
Soon, Lomachenko will have to make a decision on which title he will keep and defend.
The two-Olympic gold medal winner made history with his victory, by winning two divisional titles in only seven professional fights.
Oscar Valdez and Matias Rueda are expected to fight for Lomachenko's vacant WBO belt next month as part of the Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol HBO Pay-Per-View at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Lomachenko's manager Egis Klimas joked - "I don't think we're going to keep any, we're going to 135."
But that statement is only half-in-jest. His boxer plans to make a single defense at super featherweight and then wants to target the lightweight limit of 135-pounds for yet another world title.
"Seriously, we're thinking about it before his tenth fight," Klimas said of moving up to lightweight and fighting for a title.
"We want to do one defense at 130 and then we might go to 135 division just to make more history. Ten fights or less, titles in three different weight classes."
Lomachenko, who had a prodigious amateur career that included two gold medals and just one loss in over 300 fights, has a professional mark of 6-1 (4KO's)
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
