Comments Thread For: Arum: Lomachenko-Walters Verbally Agreed Upon

[Eastcoast]

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat...ith-dan-rafael

Problem with the question to Rafael is the guy uses the word "official", which isn't what the report says...just a verbal agreement.

Yeah considering -

I'm at weigh-in with Arum. He paused for call from Walters. They agreed 130 for VLomm. 4/30 NY or Chicago. TV TBA. Also have to agree on $.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) February 26, 2016

Also that's crazy to hear about the Time Warner budget crunch. Sounds like both sides of the fence taking a hit.

[aldo5408]

Yeah considering -

I'm at weigh-in with Arum. He paused for call from Walters. They agreed 130 for VLomm. 4/30 NY or Chicago. TV TBA. Also have to agree on $.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) February 26, 2016

Also that's crazy to hear about the Time Warner budget crunch. Sounds like both sides of the fence taking a hit.

Damn I wonder if arum made Loma move up, and give up his title

[Eastcoast]

Damn I wonder if arum made Loma move up, and give up his title

Klimas said awhile ago they were looking at moving up. Fights with Vargas and Martinez are beginning to look worthwhile. Arum could even setup fights for Lomo in China vs Uchiyama and Miura.

[sicko]

Loma at 130? That is a little bit of a twist!

Good match up regardless

[Irony123]

one of the best fights to be made (right behind GGG/Canelo, Fury/Wilder, Kovalev/Ward). Winner of this fight should make it to everyone's top 10 p4p list that's for sure.

[RetroSpeed05]

Fights at 130? Nice, thought they would try to drain him a bit but no **** it both at there best, Rigo could continue to fight the nobodies and "call out" fighters.

[aboutfkntime]

Promoter Bob Arum has confirmed to Boxingscene.com that a clash between WBO featherweight titlist, Vasyl Lomachenko and former WBA featherweight belt-holder, Nicholas Walters has been agreed upon by both parties.

"The details will come next week but the date we're looking at is April 30th," Arum said on Friday morning.
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Oh shht, what a great fight.

Loma really wants to be in the action, no shht-talking with that dude.

Best of luck to both guys.

WAR Loma !!

[Cinci Champ]

thats actually a pretty interesting fight. lomo obviously the better fighter but walters has the size and power advantage

[Mike_R]

Hell yes, that is a good fight.

[HI-TECH Boxing]

But I thought Lomachenko was the Top Rank darling? Surely they would make Loma more comfortable than Walters, right?
If Loma was a Top Rank "darling" he would have gotten the decision against Salido. A close fight where Loma outlanded Salido. I bet Valdez or Verdejo would have gotten the decision had they been in a fight like that.
Loma dominated Russell and he barely escaped with a close Majority decision. Russell only landed 10% of his punches! Even when Loma "took-off" a round he still did more than Russell and he barely escaped with a close decision. Can you imagine that. Yet people still say everything is in Loma's favor.
130 pounds is surely for the TR darling Lomachenko right? Not for Walters. We all know how that unprofessional Lomachenko likes to come in over the weight limit.
But I thought Walters could make 126? Isn't that what people were saying when Loma was supposedly ducking Walters? Why can't he make it now all of the sudden?
Well at least now Walters' fans shouldn't have excuses once Loma beats him.
Loma now has to probably vacate so they could give the belt to a real TR darling in Oscar Valdez.