Lomachenko-Martinez agreed to for HBO, per Rafael

Negotiating tactic? I was hoping it was Fortuna. It's a better fight.

Wait, Klimas Tweeted it was Fortuna last I remember. Negotiating tactic?

Wait, Klimas Tweeted it was Fortuna last I remember.

Dan Rafael has a write-up on it: http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/15213106/vasyl-lomachenko-move-challenge-rocky-martinez-junior-lightweight-title Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, Lomachenko's promoter, is in Puerto Rico this weekend for lightweight prospect Felix Verdejo's fight Saturday night, and while he's there, he met Friday with Martinez and Peter Rivera of Puerto Rico Best Boxing Promotions, Martinez's promoter, to work out the details. "We worked things out, and the paperwork was sent out this evening," Moretti told ESPN.com. "Rocky came up to my room after the Verdejo weigh-in, and it was myself, Rocky, Peter, and we got on a conference call, and we ironed everything out." If Verdejo (20-0, 14 KOs), the 22-year-old rising Puerto Rican star, defeats Mexico's Jose Luis Rodriguez (17-6-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday in San Juan, he will fight in the Martinez-Lomachenko co-feature. However, it probably won't be against Mexican fringe contender Jose Felix Jr. (33-1-1, 25 KOs), as Top Rank had hoped. Moretti said Felix's purse demands are not even close to the money available. He said Top Rank would begin looking for a new opponent Monday.

Solid fight

Put the house on Loma by KO.

Lomachenko has no power......UD... To top it off Martinez has a damn good chin... I have no idea how anyone could possibly see this as a KO win for Loma.

Pretty solid fight.

Well.....at least Martinez is game although he's likely getting stopped. Lomachenko has no power......UD...

Ugh why is this even happening... You have Selby there with a world title are they dumb I know Rocky Martinez is well known but still, fighting Selby in Britain would be good exposure for someone like Lomachenko and I'm sure Selby can do whatever he wants with his next title fight it doesn't need to be anyone in particular.

Well.....at least Martinez is game although he's likely getting stopped.

So does this mean thata Martinez/Salido rubber match is only going to happen after they both lose their next match? Can't see Martinez beating Loma and I got Vargas beating Salido.

I saw a video from Elie like a week ago, Loma told him he was fighting Rocky.

Loma wide UD

Yea. I couldn't figure out how to word it properly. But my joke about Amazon Prime was hilarious http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16612998#post16612998 Prime is no joke bruh. Don't be dissin' my 2-day (and same day on $35 or more) deliveries.

I heard the fight finally got made after Lomanchenko said he'd give Martinez his netflix password if he wins the fight. You might want to work on that joke a bit more.