Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
Last week, undefeated lightweight Teofimo Lopez went twelve rounds for the first time in his career, when he picked up a tougher than expected unanimous decision win over Japan's Masayoshi Nakatani in an IBF final eliminator.
Campbell, Lomachenko Press Conference Photos Gallery - Pound-for-pound number one Vasiliy Lomachenko will face Luke Campbell for the WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine Lightweight World titles on Saturday August 31 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and ESPN+ in the US. (photos by Mark Robinson).
Lomachenko, Campbell Face To Face Photos Gallery - Pound-for-pound number one Vasiliy Lomachenko will face Luke Campbell for the WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine Lightweight World titles on Saturday August 31 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and ESPN+ in the US. (photos by Dave Thompson).
Weeks after becoming a done deal, Vasiliy Lomachenko’s return to London is finally official. The two-time Olympic Gold medalist and three-division titlist will travel abroad for a three-belt lightweight title fight showdown versus England’s Luke Campbell. As revealed weeks ago, the event will take place August 31 at the O2 Arena in London, England, as confirmed by Lomachenko’s promoter Top Rank, whose output deal with ESPN will allow the event to be streamed live on ESPN+ in the United States.
British lightweight contender Luke Campbell believes his legacy will be secured, in beating Vasyl Lomachenko in their upcoming clash. Campbell and Lomachenko will collide for the WBC, WBO, WBA lightweight titles on August 31 in the UK. The fight, according to both promoters, is already finalized. The bout is expected to be announced in the coming days.
Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs) is very confident in his ability to defeat one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, Vasyl Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs). The WBA, WBC, WBO lightweight titles will be at stake when Campbell and Lomachenko collide on August 31 at London’s O2 Arena.
There’s nothing holding up the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Luke Campbell lightweight title fight. Bob Arum, Lomachenko’s promoter, has left the official announcement to Eddie Hearn, whose company promotes Campbell. But negotiations are complete, Arum assured anyone concerned about Lomachenko-Campbell coming off August 31 in London.
Earlier this year ar Staples Center in Los Angeles, Anthony Crolla was dominated and wiped out by way of a brutal fourth round knockout at the hands of Vasiliy Lomachenko. Now Crolla's Matchroom stablemate, Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell, will face Lomachenko for the WBC, WBA, WBO lightweight world titles on August 31 - with the contest likely landing on UK soil.
Shane McGuigan, trainer of Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell, believes that his fighter has all of the necessary tools to defeat pound-for-pound fighter Vasyl Lomachenko. Campbell and Lomachenko will likely collide for the WBC, WBA, WBO world titles in the UK on August 31.
Mikey Garcia is still weighing his options, literally and figuratively. The former four-division champion still hasn’t decided whether his next fight will be contested at welterweight, the division in which he suffered his first defeat March 16, or at junior welterweight. Garcia has been rumored to want to fight former WBC welterweight champ Danny Garcia next, but Mikey Garcia told ESPN’s Bernardo Osuna during a televised interview Friday night that he hasn’t decided what’s next.