Lomachenko vs. Linares

Luke Campbell Talks Future Options, Lomachenko-Linares

Luke Campbell should hopefully find out in the next few weeks if he has been given the chance to avenge the first professional loss of his career. The (18-2, 15 KOs) British lightweight is aiming to fight two more times this year with the first possi...

Linares Planning Ring Return, Wants To Reunite With Salas

Jorge Linares (44-4, 27 KOs) is already making plans for his second fight of 2018. Back on May 12 at New York's Madison Square Garden, Linares lost his WBA lightweight title in a highly anticipated fight with two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasili...

Linares: I Did Not Quit With Lomachenko, I'd Like a Rematch

Two weeks ago, Jorge Linares (44-4, 27 KOs) lost his WBA lightweight title in a highly anticipated fight with two-time Olympic gold medal winner Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs). Before a lively crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Lomach...

Frank Warren Talks Lomachenko-Linares, Munguia-Smith, More

BOXNATION DELIVERED TO UK fans an undoubted contender for Fight of the Year in the early hours of Sunday morning. We witnessed something very special between Vasyl Lomachenko and Jorge Linares, where Lomachenko prevailed in round ten courtesy of a cr...

Lomachenko-Linares Had Peak Viewership of 1,749,000 on ESPN

Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jorge Linares was the most-watched boxing match on cable television in 2018. According to Nielsen Media Research statistics released Wednesday, Lomachenko’s 10th-round technical knockout of Linares drew a peak audience of 1,749,000...

Lomachenko-Linares Show Snags Average Audience of 1,024,000

Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jorge Linares was a much more competitive, compelling fight than Lomachenko’s domination of Guillermo Rigondeaux, but it didn’t draw greater ratings. Nielsen Media Research numbers released Tuesday revealed ESPN’s two-bout broadcas...

Arum: Lomachenko Proved Versus Linares 'That He's a Real Fighter'

NEW YORK – Bob Arum has raved about Vasiliy Lomachenko’s skills ever since his promotional company signed Lomachenko nearly five years ago. The hyperbole-prone promoter has told anyone who would listen that the unique Ukrainian is the most skillful f...

Lomachenko vs. Linares: CompuBox - Inside The Numbers

Lomachenko-Linares Compubox - Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Jorge Linares in the 10th round on Saturday to claim the World Boxing Association lightweight world title and a slice of boxing history at Madison Square Garden.

Weekend Review: Lomachenko's Invasion of 135 Begins

Vasyl Lomachenko: Lomachenko is human after all but you wouldn’t know it by the manner in which he emerged victorious on Saturday in New York City. “Hi-Tech” was forced to go low tech, relying as much on hard work as his remarkable skill to beat his...

Lomachenko 'Open To' Linares Rematch; Arum Calls Talk Premature

NEW YORK – Vasiliy Lomachenko is open to a rematch with Jorge Linares, but his promoter cautioned that it won’t happen next. The lightweight championship bout between Lomachenko and Linares definitely was competitive and entertaining enough to warran...

Lomachenko: Getting Dropped Made My Promoter's Job Easier

NEW YORK – Vasyl Lomachenko obviously isn't proud of getting dropped by Jorge Linares on Saturday night. It hurt his cause among judges, one of whom had Linares ahead, 86-84, when Lomachenko landed that temporarily paralyzing left hook to Linares’ li...

Mikey Garcia: I'd Love To Fight Lomachenko in The Near Future

WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) was a very interested observer of this past Saturday's fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jorge Linares. Lomachenko, a former two-time Olympic gold medal winner, suffered the first knockdown of h...

We Have Never Seen Anything Like Lomachenko

By Tris Dixon - WE have seen brawlers, maulers and warriors. We have seen artists, showboaters and fancy dans. We have seen talkers, gimmicks and fake grudges. But we have never seen anyone quite like Vasyl Lomachenko. The little genius from the Ukra...

Lomachenko: My Father Told Me in Late Rounds, 'Go To His Body'

Vasyl Lomachenko received some late instructions that secured another achievement to his already historic career with a 10th-round knockout of Jorge Linares to claim the WBA (Super) lightweight title Saturday.

Arum: What Was Judge Who Had Linares Ahead of Loma Watching?

NEW YORK – Bob Arum couldn’t believe what he heard. When Vasiliy Lomachenko’s promoter learned his fighter was behind by two points on one scorecard entering that fateful 10th round Saturday night, Arum wondered how that was possible. Judge Robin Tay...