Walters: I'll Do Whatever it Takes To Beat Lomachenko
Former featherweight champion Nicholas Walters (26-0-1) is very motivated to defeat WBO super featherweight champion and top 10 pound-for-pound fighter Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1).
Read more
Vasyl Lomachenko: page 143
Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
Latest Vasyl Lomachenko news
Lomachenko vs. Walters - CompuBox Historical Review
Working behind an effective jab (8.1 landed per round) Vasyl Lomachenko landed 50.7% of his power punches, while dazzled opponents landed just 8.1 total punches per round and 16.1% of their total punches (half the weight class average) and just 22.3% of their power shots. Nicholas Walters matched Loma's offensive numbers, landing 7.7 jabs per round and 49.8% of his power punches. Opponents landed 21.6% of their total punches and 26.3% of their power shots.
Read more
Salido: If Lomachenko Wants Revenge, I'm Ready For a Rematch
Two-time former world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido will be very interested in tonight’s fight in Las Vegas when old friend WBO junior lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko takes on Nicholas Walters in the main event at the Cosmopolitan.
Read more
Lomachenko's Chin The Only Unknown Entity in Against Walters
It isn't often in the sport of boxing where you find two fighters with such disparate records face off in a matchup that's virtually a 50-50 coin flip. But when Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs) and Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs) collide in an intriguing showdown at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday, that's exactly it.
Read more
Lomachenko May Answer A lot of Questions in Walters Clash
For better or worse, the Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward fight is still the talk of boxing, even though it occurred a week ago. That is too bad, considering the junior lightweight clash tonight between WBO titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko and Nicholas Walters should be receiving more press than what it is getting.
Read more
Jason Sosa: Watch It Again; You’ll See I Beat Nicholas Walters
LAS VEGAS – Jason Sosa thinks the lone blemish on Nicholas Walters’ record should be a loss, not a draw. Sosa believes he beat Walters in their 10-round, 130-pound fight December 19 in Verona, New York. Jamaica’s Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs), who’ll challenge Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs) tonight at The Cosmopolitan (HBO; 10:35 p.m. ET), said earlier this week that he walked away from the Sosa fight certain that he won it.
Read more
Arum: Walters Has A Great Chance - A Very Dangerous Puncher!
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum knows a thing or two about big underdogs. During the two weeks preceding Super Bowl XLII, the Hall-of-Fame boxing promoter told anyone who would listen to bet the Giants, who opened as a two-touchdown underdog against New England, on the money line. Arum, a Giants season-ticket holder since 1957, did exactly that and won a lot of money when the Giants, a 12-point underdog at kickoff, upset the Patriots, 17-14, in February 2008 in Glendale, Arizona.
Read more
Sosa Questions Lomachenko's Opposition; Sees Walters As Live Dog
LAS VEGAS – Nicholas Walters’ last opponent is as interested as anyone in the former featherweight champion’s fight against Vasyl Lomachenko. Jason Sosa, who won the WBA world super featherweight title in the fight after his majority draw with Walters 11 months ago, picked Lomachenko to win Saturday night. Sosa still considers Walters a very live underdog in a 130-pound championship fight Lomachenko was listed as a 9-1 favorite to win Friday at The Cosmopolitan sports book.
Read more
Lomachenko: Pacquiao Fight Would All Depend on The Weight
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4KOs) is making huge waves in boxing. The two-time Olympic gold medal winner, who many regard as one of the best amateur fighters of all time, is already a two-division world champion after seven pro fights.
Read more
Vasyl Lomachenko-Nicholas Walters: Pre-Fight Report Card
by Cliff Rold - The timing of things can be funny. Had this fight happened even six months ago, the buzz among hardcore fight fans would likely be off the charts. It’s still good. It feels like it could be more. After all, this was a fight people started to get interested in during 2014. Then it looked like one of those contests...
Read more