Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
WBA lightweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) is preparing for his December 8th showdown with WBO lightweight beltholder Jose Pedraza, which takes place at The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko is preparing to fight WBO lightweight titlist Jose Pedraza in New York on December 8. He has previously been spoken of as a potential opponent for Britain’s Terry Flanagan, Anthony Crolla and Luke Campbell, but while he found Saturday’s occasion at Wembley to be impressive, there are presently no British fighters who tempt him.
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready to take another bite out of the Big Apple. Lomachenko, the pound-for-pound superstar and WBA lightweight world champion, will look to unify world titles for the first time as a professional when he clashes with WBO champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. ET, live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. This marks Lomachenko’s fourth main event appearance at a Madison Square Garden venue.
Former world champion and Olympic gold medal winner Yuriorkis Gamboa (28-2, 17 KOs) is very eager to secure an eventual showdown with WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs). On November 10 at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida - Gamboa will face Miguel Beltran of Mexico.
Manchester’s former WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (33-6-3, 13 KOs) facing Daud Yordan of Indonesia in a final eliminator for that title. The bout takes place on the November 10th undercard to the cruiserweight battle between IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk and former beltholder Tony Bellew.
Bellew, Usyk Press Conference Photos Gallery - Tony Bellew will return to the cruiserweight division after it was confirmed he will challenge undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk on November 10. (photos by Mark Robinson). Ukrainian Usyk will put his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO belts on the line at Manchester Arena when he takes on Bellew, who moved up to heavyweight for his last two bouts.
Three-time world champion Jorge Linares is very motivated to get back in the mix, after suffering a knockout loss at the hands of Vasiliy Lomachenko back in May at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Linares will return to the ring on September 29 when he faces Abner Cotto, who is the cousin of four division champion Miguel Cotto.
Bob Arum has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that the lightweight unification bout between WBA titlist Vasyl Lomachenko and WBO belt-holder Jose Pedraza, originally scheduled for December 1st at the Forum near Los Angeles, will now shift to December 8th at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum had another conversation recently with Robert Garcia regarding his younger brother boxing Vasiliy Lomachenko. The Hall-of-Fame promoter expressed to Mikey Garcia’s older brother/trainer that he wants to begin negotiations for that fascinating fight right after Lomachenko defeats Jose Pedraza in their lightweight title unification fight. Ukraine’s Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs), the WBA 135-pound champion, and Puerto Rico’s Pedraza (25-1, 12 KOs), the WBO champion, are scheduled to square off December 8 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden (ESPN).
So what is the current status of the proposed bout between IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence and unified lightweight champion,Mikey Garcia? Robert Garcia, who is Mikey's older brother and co-trainer, told BoxingScene.com - "As of right now Mikey's still looking forward to that fight and looking into that fight. To my understanding, it may not happen this year so that's probably something that will benefit us in training for that fight.