Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
Floyd Mayweather Jr. still doesn’t want to “rush” the unbeaten IBF super featherweight champion into a showdown with the best boxer in their division. The 22-year-old Davis was asked after his third-round technical knockout of Liam Walsh on Saturday night in London what he thinks about boxing another talented southpaw, Vasyl Lomachenko.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Gary Russell Jr. admires Bernard Hopkins. But by no means does he want to be Bernard Hopkins. Even as a Saturday night defense against Oscar Escandon draws nearer, the WBC’s featherweight title-holder is already – at age 28 – pondering his career’s final stages. “I plan on finishing this c...
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) is not overly interested in a rematch with Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs). Salido is the only fighter to hold a victory over the two-time Olympic gold medal winner. In his second pro fight, Lomachenko lost a controversial twelve round split decision to Salido in March of 2014.
LAS VEGAS – Robinson Castellanos can’t see any reason why he shouldn’t shoot for the top of the 130-pound division now that he has pulled off the biggest upset of his career. The Mexican veteran, fresh off his surprising stoppage of Yuriorkis Gamboa, wants to challenge Vasyl Lomachenko in his next fight. Castellanos (24-12, 14 KOs) beat Gamboa (26-2, 17 KOs) at a catch weight of 133 pounds, but wants to fight within the super featherweight division after competing almost exclusively at featherweight during his first 15 years as a pro.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Gary Russell Jr. may be the most patient man in boxing. So it was no surprise that he didn’t get rattled when the second defense of his WBC featherweight title against Oscar Escandon was postponed from March 11 to May 20 due to an injury suffered by the challenger. But that cool could also apply...
So what's next for WBO 130-pound ruler, Vasyl Lomachenko? Coming off his dominant ninth-round stoppage of Jason Sosa on April 8th, he now looks ahead for new challenges. It could come in the form of a rematch with Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs), who defeated Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) in controversial fashion in his second pro bout in 2014.
A few weeks ago, WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) and WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) hurled insults at each other as both claimed that they were the superior fighter. Garcia pointed to his victory technical decision victory over Orlando Salido, who beat Lomachenko by split decision in his second pro fight and the fact that he had already stopped Rocky Martinez before Lomachenko did a number on him last year as why he was better.
Steve Wood, the manager of WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 KOs), is ready to begin negotiations for a showdown with WBO super featherweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs). Two weeks ago, both boxers were in action with defenses of their world titles. Flanagan retained his title for a fifth time with a twelve round unanimous decision over Petr Petrov in Manchester, and Lomachenko battered Jason Sosa for a ninth round stoppage in Washington, DC.
Former two-division world champion Orlando Salido, 36-years-old, is hoping to get a rematch with Vasyl Lomachenko by the end of the year. As BoxingScene.com reported last week, Salido is going to break a near one year layoff on May 27 in Mexico, in a ten round bout against Amphon Suriyo. Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs) has been out of the ring since going to a twelve round draw in a wild war with then WBC world champion Francisco Vargas in June 2016.
WBA/WBC/Ring lightweight champion Jorge Linares (42-3) dominated Anthony Crolla in their March rematch. Linares dropped Crolla in the seventh round and controlled most of the fight to win a twelve round unanimous decision, which closed out their series 2-0.