NEW YORK – Rocky Martinez respects Vasyl Lomachenko’s skills and accomplishments. The WBO world super featherweight champion from Puerto Rico just doesn’t view the Ukrainian southpaw as some sort of unbeatable opponent as their HBO “Boxing After Dark” main event nears.
New York, New York- Although it isn’t Miguel Cotto or Felix Trinidad, a Puerto Rican fighter is headlining a card on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York. Two-time world champion Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez defends his WBO super featherweight title against the skillful two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko.
Cicilio Flores, strength and conditioning coach to Vasyl Lomachenko assured BoxingScene.com that his charge is fully prepared for the step up in weight as he bids to dethrone Román ‘Rocky’ Martínez of his WBO super featherweight title on Saturday in New York.
by Cliff Rold - Depending on how you count his professional mark, Vasyl Lomachenko is going for a record. Based on the way most count his pro ledger, the once genius Ukrainian amateur is attempting to win a belt in his second weight class in only his seventh pro fight. No one else has done it faster. Jr. bantamweight...
Photos Lomachenko Martinez Weigh-in - Three-time world champion ROMAN "Rocky" MARTINEZ (29-2-3, 17 KOs), from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion VASYL LOMACHENKO (5-1, 3 KOs), of Odessa, Ukraine, will go mano a mano for Martinez's WBO junior lightweight world title. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
Roman Martinez Video Interview - Three-time world champion ROMAN "Rocky" MARTINEZ (29-2-3, 17 KOs), from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion VASYL LOMACHENKO (5-1, 3 KOs), of Odessa, Ukraine, will go mano a mano for Martinez's WBO junior lightweight world title. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
Vasyl Lomachenko Video Interview - Three-time world champion ROMAN "Rocky" MARTINEZ (29-2-3, 17 KOs), from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion VASYL LOMACHENKO (5-1, 3 KOs), of Odessa, Ukraine, will go mano a mano for Martinez's WBO junior lightweight world title. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s one of boxing’s unwritten rules. If a promoter chooses to put a Puerto Rican boxer in a major fight in New York City on the night before the annual Puerto Rican Day parade, that red, white and blue-clad Boricua is not supposed to lose. Yes, put him in tough, like Miguel Cotto had Paulie Malignaggi, Zab...
Once upon a time, this weekend was set aside for a planned showdown between rising boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko and unbeaten former featherweight titlist Nicholas Walters.
Lomachenko vs. Martinez Final Presser Photos - Three-time world champion ROMAN "Rocky" MARTINEZ (29-2-3, 17 KOs), from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion VASYL LOMACHENKO (5-1, 3 KOs), of Odessa, Ukraine, will go mano a mano for Martinez's WBO junior lightweight world title. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.