Vasiliy Lomachenko is a world champion as soon as once more, and the newly topped IBF light-weight champion simply may be the very best 135 pounder on the market proper now. 36 yr outdated Lomachenko regarded nice yesterday in changing into the primary man to cease George Kambosos Jr. One yr on from his loss, some say “theft” by the hands of Devin Haney, the gifted Ukrainian southpaw regarded tremendous particular as soon as once more and this time no judging controversy might deny him victory.
Sure, Loma was the overall favorite going into the struggle with Kambosos, however most of us felt Loma would win by way of resolution. As a substitute, his physique photographs proving nasty, Lomachenko’s velocity alongside together with his spite dazzled us in addition to Kambosos. The 135 pound division is at present blessed with some main expertise – with Loma, Tank Davis and Shakur Stevenson all working on the weight. However would you be absolutely keen to guess your own home on both Tank or Stevenson beating Lomachenko?
We would get to see one or each of those fights a while over the approaching months. Lomachenko confirmed he’s not in any respect but prepared for retirement, whereas Tank took to social media to name Loma out after seeing what he did to Kambosos in Perth, Australia. And Bob Arum spoke earlier than yesterday’s struggle of his need to match Loma with Stevenson ought to he get the win over Kambosos.
Tank towards Loma is a really fascinating prospect.
“He’s after Frank [Martin]…let me get Frank first,” Tank wrote on X.
Tank will as we all know will defend his model of the world light-weight title towards Frank Martin on June fifteenth. No disrespect to Martin, who is an effective fighter, however virtually everybody appears to really feel Tank will win that struggle.
May it then be Loma subsequent? Speak about a doubtlessly nice struggle, an unmissable struggle. Loma has a lot ring intelligence and, as we noticed yesterday, energy and accuracy nonetheless. Tank is for thus many followers the very best, or among the best, younger fighters on the market as we speak.
No person has ever stopped Lomachenko – in actual fact one might argue he has solely actually been genuinely overwhelmed as soon as, this by Teofimo Lopez; Loma’s two different losses, to Orlando Salido and Haney being shut and controversial affairs. Tank can be searching for the largest win of his profession with a commanding win over Loma. Loma, then again, would additional cement his greatness with a giant win, one other one, over the youthful, tougher punching Davis.
Convey it on, that’s all we struggle followers can say about this struggle.
Within the meantime, Lomachenko has given the combating nation of Ukraine one thing to cheer about, and now it’s heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk’s flip. Can Usyk make it a Ukrainian double by defeating Tyson Fury on Saturday?
