Bob Arum wants Lomachenko to fight two more times this year!!

[Ray*]

Hopefully this would be true.

[soul_survivor]

LOL.
The important thing, though, is that he fights more. He stays sharp and if he gains momentum he has to keep that momentum. If he fights every 6 months people will lose interest.
And there are plenty of good fighters at 126 and 130.

Yeah, I always feel young fighters (age and experience) should be fighting 4-5 times a year. Loma has already wasted so much time this year. Having said that, he should not be fighting prospect level opposition.

[FrankieClutch]

I would love to see loma-Walters on the crawford-postal PPv undercard..

And then at the end of the year salido 2... If loma can win those, he is probably a lock for fighter of the year

One can hope!

[brettWall]

Can you explain this a little more? Not sure if I quite understood it.
Lomachenko is the one that wants to fight more, so he isn't being forced.

Then your title is misleading. It should read, "Loma wants 2 more fights this year."

[Eff Pandas]

They shoulda been doing this. I'll take what I can get at this point with Loma I guess.

I'll believe it when I see it doe cuz Arum loves saying words.

[NEETzsche]

i think loma confronted him. he seemed annoyed by his inactivity when kellerman interviewed him

i'm guessing berchelt or some other contender on an undercard in late summer/early autumn and then salido or walters as a headliner in winter

[HI-TECH Boxing]

Then your title is misleading. It should read, "Loma wants 2 more fights this year."

No, it's not misleading. Arum wants Loma to have two more dates and he's trying to get them for him. Loma also wants to be back twice this year and he just wants to stay more active.
So both Arum and Loma want two more dates this year. Arum is not forcing Loma to fight two more times this year.
The article is about Arum and that's why I titled it the way I did.

[KLockard23]

Three fights a year is the right balance for any boxer. Fight early in the year, the middle of the year, and at the very end of the year.

[brettWall]

No, it's not misleading. Arum wants Loma to have two more dates and he's trying to get them for him. Loma also wants to be back twice this year and he just wants to stay more active.
So both Arum and Loma want two more dates this year. Arum is not forcing Loma to fight two more times this year.
The article is about Arum and that's why I titled it the way I did.

That's good. That's why I cited Verdejo, who just fought last April, and was surprised to see him fight again just 2 months later. That's extremely rare these days in a sport where divas are being created for every winning fight. Where the hell is Danny Garcia, for example? Is he retired or what?

[Jsmooth9876]

It appears Arum wants to bring Lomachenko back two more times this year. And he's going to have Todd Duboef speak to HBO/Time Warner about it.
He wants Loma to come back soon as in, 10 weeks soon.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lomachenko-victory-worth-increasing-hbo-boxing-budget-20160613-snap-story.html#

https://twitter.com/latimespugmire/status/742427255998054400

This is the correct thing to do. They gained a lot of momentum on Saturday they just can't lose it like that.
Loma should be back in August or September is what I've been saying. Then end the year in November/December. Hopefully it happens.

WAR LOMACHENKO!!!

Good luck getting HBO to pony up upwards of 1.5-1.7 million for those 2 fights just for him not even including his opposition and undercard....