Boxingnews24.com By Doug Berman: Luke Campbell will need to use his punching power and size advantage to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko on August 31, says trainer Shane McGuigan. The 5’9″ southpaw Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs) isn’t going to beat WBA/WBO lightweight champion Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) by pressuring him the way Orlando Salido did in 2014, says McGuigan. Luke doesn’t […]
Lomachenko, sure to defeat Campbell
By WBCboxing.com World champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is not worried about fighting at the home of his rival Luke Campbell in the United Kingdom. Both will clash on August 31 at the O2 Arena in London with the lightweight WBC world title at stake. Both Lomachenko and Campbell captured gold medals at […]
Lomachenko predicts Commey beats Teofimo Lopez
Boxingnews24.com By Dean Flessel: Vasiliy Lomachenko wasn’t impressed with the performance from fellow Top Rank stable fighter Teofimo Lopez with his 12 round unanimous decision victory over Masayoshi Nakatani last Friday night in an IBF lightweight title eliminator on on ESPN+. The victory for the unbeaten Lopez (14-0, 11 KOs) makes him the mandatory for IBF […]
Bob Arum says Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez on course to fight next year
By Wil Esco@wil_esco Badlefthook.com In an interview with FightHype, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum discusses his plans for rising star Teofimo Lopez going forward, and when we might expect to see him square-off with Vasiliy Lomachenko in one of the most attractive fights at lightweight. The Hall of Fame promoter also […]
Berchelt targeting Lomachenko after Vargas fight
By Chris Williams Boxingnews24.com WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt will be making his fifth defense of his WBC 130-pound title this Saturday night on May 12 against 34-year-old former WBC belt holder Francisco ‘El Bandito’ Vargas in a rematch on ESPN at the Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona. Berchelt (35-1, 31 KOs) would like […]