
Lomachenko Confirms: I’m Staying at 130, Vacating Title at 126
Two-division titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko has made the decision he was expected to make, opting to remain in the weight class where he recently captured his second belt.
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Two-division titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko has made the decision he was expected to make, opting to remain in the weight class where he recently captured his second belt.

Back in March of 2014, in what was just his second professional outing, former two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4KOs) was out-pointed over twelve rounds by then WBO featherweight titlist Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30KOs).

On June 4th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, WBC 130-pound titlist Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido waged a memorable battle that ended in a draw. But it looks like an immediate rematch is not in the cards.

After his fifth round stoppage of Rocky Martinez on June 11th, Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4KOs) finds himself in a position where he holds both the 126 and 130-pound titles for the WBO. Soon he will have to make a decision on which belt he will keep.

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico – A month-ago in Carson, California Orlando “Siri” Salido and Francisco “Bandido” Vargas engaged in a fight for the ages giving the fans the fireworks they promised and then some as they battle for 12 rounds in what still considered by the experts at the fight of the year so far in 2016.

Former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28KOs) recently announced his return to the ring on July 30 in New York City, when he faces Elio Rojas in Showtime televised fight as part of the Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton undercard at the Barclays Center.

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is still buzzing over newly crowned WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko's June 11th 5th round knockout of Rocky Martinez. Lomachenko landed a left uppercut, right hook combination which dropped and finished off the normally durable Martinez in spectacular fashion at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York in an HBO televised main event.

If they both keep winning, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum could see two of his rising stars, Terence Crawford and Vasyl Lomachenko, collide in the ring. Arum considers them to be the two biggest forces coming up in the ranks, now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have announced their retirements in the last twelve months.

Miguel 'Scorpion' Berchelt already has an opponent for his first defense of the interim-super featherweight world title of the World Boxing Organization. The hard punching Mexican was informed by his team that he will face the ultra-experienced Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo of Thailand.

Former two division world champion Roman "Rocky" Martinez (29-3-1, 17KOs) says there is no financial need for him to continue fighting and he feels very satisfied with everything that he's accomplished in boxing.