Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
Vasiliy Lomachenko has operated on an accelerated schedule since he turned pro in 2013. According to Lomachenko, he’ll take the same ambitious approach to returning from shoulder surgery. The WBA lightweight champion claimed in a message posted to his Instagram page Monday that he’ll still return to the ring August 25, even though he is just five weeks removed from surgery to repair a torn labrum.
WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) is hoping to get his hands on Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs), who holds the WBA lightweight title, at some point in 2019. Next month, on July 28, Garcia will collide with IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter in a highly anticipated unification.
Pepe Reilly, trainer of WBO lightweight champion Ray Beltran (35-7-1, 21 KOs), feels very confident in his boxer's ability to upset the odds in a unification encounter with WBA champion Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs).
Mikey Garcia Video Interview - WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia and IBF Lightweight World Champion Robert Easter Jr. will square-off in a 135-pound unification showdown between unbeaten stars Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
LOS ANGELES - Mikey Garcia is putting his words into action. The popular Mexican-American fighter could make a voluntary defense of his world title belt and notch another victory, but he wants to face the best possible competition out there.
With his surgery for a torn right labrum, plans were scrapped for WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) to return on August 25th. It's not clear when the gifted Ukrainian - who stopped Jorge Linares in ten rounds on May 12th in Madison Square Garden in New York City - will box again.
During his in-studio visit to 'the 3 Knockdown Rule' with Mario Lopez last Friday, WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) stated that his preference was to plant his flag for a bit at 135, after winning titles in three weight divisions in just a dozen fights.
WBA lightweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) is recovering from his recent surgery to correct a shoulder injury. Last month at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Lomachenko recovered from a sixth round knockout to stop Jorge Linares (44-4, 27 KOs) in the tenth round.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is leading his company with two key fighters in the current era - Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) and Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs). Lomachenko was in action last month, when he captured his third division world title with a tenth round TKO of Jorge Linares at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Mexico's Raymundo Beltran (35-7-1, 21 KOs) was really looking forward to a unification showdown with Vasyl Lomachenko on August 25, likely in Los Angeles, California. But earlier this week it was revealed that Lomachenko has suffered a shoulder injury in the second round of his TKO win over Jorge Linares on May 12.