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All of the championship fighters have made weight in Perth, Western Australia head of Sunday’s Top Rank bill, with headliners Vasiliy Lomachenko and vacant IBF lightweight title co-challenger George Kambosos both came in under the 135lbs limit.
In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Shawn Porter compares the profiles of 36-year-old former three-division titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko to that of 33-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Porter says, despite recent talk of Lomachenko’s decline, that the Ukrainian lightweight “still has what it takes to become a champion.” He also has a favorite matchup he would like to see for Lomachenko, who will first fight George Kambosos Jr. in Perth, Australia, on Sunday.
Due to the forecast of rain, the public workouts ahead of Vasiliy Lomachenko’s vacant IBF lightweight title fight with George Kambosos were moved indoors, and as the final stages of the build-up ticked by, the fighters shared as astonishingly long-face off, that lasted more than three minutes and endured through the attempted intervention of heavyweight Lucas Browne.
In Tuesday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Paulie Malignaggi talks about boxing’s pound-for-pound best, including Naoya Inoue, whom he describes as “nipping at the heels” of Terence Crawford – the fighter Malignaggi considers No. 1 in the world regardless of division. One man who could make Malignaggi rethink his position is scheduled to fight for the undisputed heavyweight title May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Oleksandr Usyk.
Golden Boy Promotions have signed WBA No. 1 super lightweight Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (20-2-1, 7 KOs). The former Team USA member, who represents Chicago, Illinois will make his anticipated Golden Boy debut on a card this summer.
Ukrainian fighting legend Vasiliy Lomachenko will battle home country favorite George Kambosos Jr. for the vacant IBF lightweight world championship on Sunday, May 12, at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.
