Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
One of the biggest fights to make for Gervonta Davis is a showdown with WBA, WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Floyd Mayweather, who promotes Davis, explains that there is no rush for his 24-year-old fighter to pursue a bout with Lomachenko, who turns 31 later this month.
Jose Ramirez (23-0) is very focused on the opponent he will be facing on Sunday night. The hard hitting Jose Zepeda (30-1), who is riding a 7 fight winning streak, will be in the opposite corner of the WBC super lightweight champion.
A specialist has advised Richard Commey to rest his injured right hand for six to eight weeks. That’ll prevent the IBF lightweight champion from fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko on April 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Commey visited the specialist Thursday for a second opinion.
Former world champion Anthony Crolla believes he is capable of toppling the man that many regard as one of the best fighters in the world, Vasiliy Lomachenko. Crolla is the WBA's mandatory challenger to Lomachenko, who also holds the WBO's version of the belt.
If the results of Richard Commey’s upcoming MRI rule him out of an April 12 fight against Vasiliy Lomachenko, the WBA world lightweight champion still won’t make a mandatory defense against Anthony Crolla in his next bout. BoxingScene.com has learned that if Commey cannot fight April 12 or somewhat soon thereafter, matchmakers for Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. will start seeking an opponent other than Crolla for Lomachenko’s next bout. A purse bid for the Lomachenko-Crolla contest is scheduled for February 13 at the WBA’s headquarters in Panama City, Panama.
Gervonta Davis has heard and read a lot of criticism about boxing a featherweight since Hugo Ruiz replaced Abner Mares as his opponent last week. Ruiz will move up four pounds, from 126 to 130, to challenge Davis for the unbeaten Baltimore southpaw’s WBA “super” world super featherweight title Saturday night in Carson, California. Mexico’s Ruiz fought at featherweight just 2½ weeks ago, but at 5-feet-9½, Ruiz stands four full inches taller than Davis, who would’ve owned a one-inch height edge against Mares.
Teofimo Lopez wants to become the 135-pound world champion before invading the 140-pound division in 2020. Whether it's April 20 at Madison Square Garden, the venue and date of his next fight, or any time of year, he'll be ready to take the opportunity. After knocking out Diego Magdaleno last Saturday in Texas, Teófimo raised his hand to go for the lightweight title of the World Boxing Council if Mikey Garcia decides to walk away from the weight class.
Richard Commey achieved one career goal in winning his first major title, but it perhaps comes at the cost of losing out on much loftier plans in mind. The thrill of his lightweight-title 2nd round knockout of Isa Chaniev over the weekend is dampened by news of the newly crowned champ suffering an injury which could postpone plans for a coveted April 12 unification clash with Vasiliy Lomachenko.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has scheduled a new date for the purse bid for the mandatory title clash between WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and challenger Anthony Crolla. The representatives of both parties were notified of the bid, which was originally scheduled for February 4, will now take place on February 13 at the offices of the WBA in Panama City.
FRISCO, Texas – Now that Bob Arum has seen Richard Commey demolish an opponent, the 87-year-old promoter realizes just how dangerous Commey could be for Vasiliy Lomachenko. Barring something unforeseen, Commey will be Lomachenko’s opponent April 12 at an undetermined venue in Los Angeles. Ghana’s Commey knocked down Russia’s Isa Chaniev three times and stopped him in the second round Saturday night to win the vacant IBF lightweight title at Ford Center at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ training facility.