
Andy Cruz benefits from Vasiliy Lomachenko retirement, says promoter
The decision of the great Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko to call time on his illustrious career could work in the favor of Andy Cruz.
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The decision of the great Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko to call time on his illustrious career could work in the favor of Andy Cruz.

Punch stats for Raymond Muratalla's 12-round unanimous decision win against Zaur Abdullaev

Raymond Muratalla’s pursuit of a world title may be days away if three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko opts to retire and surrender his IBF lightweight belt.

It’s the question that hovers over Saturday night’s IBF interim lightweight title fight: What are they fighting for? A belt? Or for Vasiliy Lomachenko?

It’s fitting that Raymond Muratalla’s IBF interim lightweight title fight on Saturday arrives at the time when college and high school graduations are packing gymnasiums and stadiums across the land.

Raymond Muratalla could be one victory away from joining Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Keyshawn Davis as a lightweight world champion

Top Rank is moving the Raymond Muratalla-Zaur Abdullaev IBF interim lightweight title bout to May 10 in San Diego to respect Abdullaev’s observance of Ramadan, an official familiar with the situation told BoxingScene Wednesday.

All that talk about Las Vegas losing big fights will be paused for a seven-week chunk starting March 22 that could include at least five world-title bouts – plus an opening that could materialize as a Cinco de Mayo-weekend reprisal for the sport’s most popular fighter, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Raymond Muratalla is reportedly negotiating an interim IBF lightweight title fight against Zaur Abdullaev, with the winner to face Lomachenko for the full title.

IBF lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is almost at the end of a 60-day medical extension but will have to decide in the coming weeks whether he is to continue his career.