Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
PROVIDENCE, R.I.— The long-discussed lightweight showdown between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell has finally cleared the final hurdle. Eddie Hearn, Campbell’s promoter confirmed with BoxingScene.com that there no longer remains any obstacles or fine points in officially moving forward with the three-belt lightweight unification contest later this summer.
The representatives of Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell have reached an agreement to carry out their battle for the vacant lightweight title of the World Boxing Council on August 31, according to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC's purse bid, which was scheduled for Wednesday, has been canceled.
New York - Trainer Robert Garcia has been in four camps and now onto a third fight with his WBC junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez (24-0, 16 KO’s). Ramirez’s next fight will be his biggest and toughest to date. On July 27th, Ramirez will travel to Texas as he intends on unifying his WBC title with Maurice Hooker’s (26-0, 17 KO’s) WBO title on the streaming service DAZN.
The purse bid the WBC has ordered for the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Luke Campbell lightweight title fight probably won’t be necessary. The WBC has postponed that purse bid multiple times and rescheduled it again this week for Wednesday. BoxingScene.com has learned, though, that the two sides are expected to come to an agreement before having to bid.
Richard Commey is finishing off camp as he prepares to clash with one of North America’s most exciting fighters of recent years in Ray Beltran on June 28 in Temecula, California. Commey will make the first defense of his world lightweight title he acquired via a second-round demolition of Isa Chaniev this past February in Frisco, Texas.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBO, WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, says a mandatory fight with Luke Campbell is nearly finalized in the coming months. The vacant WBC lightweight title will be at stake in the contest.
MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS - Rising lightweight contender Teofimo Lopez was on hand for the Tyson Fury-Tom Schwarz final press conference. The 21-year-old will return to the ring on July 19rh against Masayoshi Nakatani. The winner of the fight will become the IBF lightweight mandatory challenger
Bob Arum is very interested in matching top 2 pound-for-pound fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko (13-1) against rising prospect turned contender Teofimo Lopez (13-0). In his last outing which took place in April, Lomachenko blasted out an overmatched Anthony Crolla to retain his WBA and WBO lightweight titles. Lopez fought a week later when he stopped Edis Tatli in 5 rounds.
While it’s no secret that Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell will eventually collide, the specifics on where and when still remain very much up in the air. Contrary to the rumors of a done deal, talks remain ongoing for a three-belt lightweight clash between the pair of Olympic Gold medalists. The general terms are well established and a strong indication of the fight eventually transitioning from continued discussion to signed and sealed.
CompuBox reviews the big three - WBA, WBO lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko, WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford and IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue.