Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
Former light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk may have retired from boxing last month but that does not mean he is not still keenly interested in the careers of his close friends Vasiliy Lomachenko, the unified lightweight world champion, and heavyweight contender and former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya broke down his list, for the top three pound-for-pound fighters in boxing. At the very top, De La Hoya list his superstar fighter, four division champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, has explained that he doesn't want the WBC to make Tyson Fury a 'franchise' champion. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Whyte had taken legal action against the WBC - to enforce the date of his mandatory title shot.
Bob Arum has endured criticism the past couple weeks for the level of fights his promotional company has put on in Las Vegas. If the 88-year-old promoter’s plan comes to fruition, though, Top Rank Inc. will bring one of the biggest boxing matches of the year to Las Vegas on September 19. That’s the date Arum has targeted for the highly anticipated lightweight title unification bout between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez.
Devin Haney has had various interactions on social media with his young lightweight rivals since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the middle of March. The 21-year-old Haney is confident he would beat each of them, yet there’s a legacy-defining fight Haney wants more at the moment than showdowns with Gervonta Davis, Teofimo Lopez or Ryan Garcia. If the WBC lightweight champion could pick a prominent opponent, he’d choose Vasiliy Lomachenko, the most accomplished fighter within the 135-pound division.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes lightweight champions Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez, could potentially match his boxers on a date in September at Las Vegas' new Allegiant Stadium - home to the NFL's Raiders.
George Kambosos Jr. is looking to get himself in position to win all of the titles. Undefeated with a record of 18-0, Kambosos wants to eventually headline a stadium fight in Melbourne or Sydney, with all of the lightweight belts on the line. He feels strongly that at the moment he is the best fighter in Australia, but doesn't have the profile of Jeff Horn or Tim Tszyu.
Ivan Golub comes from a school of boxing unlike many can imagine. The now Brooklyn based welterweight, who's career is guided by managerial company Split-T management and promoter Lou DiBella, is a product of the famed Ukrainian amateur setup that includes world champions Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk, Oleksander Gvozdyk, and stablemate Sergiy Dereyvanchenko.
Alfredo Caballero, trainer of WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel Berchelt, says his boxer is very interested in facing Vasiliy Lomachenko - at 130 or 135-pounds. At the moment Lomachenko is the WBA, WBO, WBC Diamond champion at lightweight.
Teofimo Lopez has impressed Jorge Linares. The former WBA and WBC lightweight champion speaks from experience, however, when he says “it’s a little different” when you fight Vasiliy Lomachenko. Linares knocked down Lomachenko with a right hand late in the sixth round of their back-and-forth fight in May 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York.