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Haney, a practicing Muslim, indicated that he preferred the fight to take place before March, so as to not conflict with Ramadan. He also accused his promoter Top Rank of favoritism towards Lomachenko, claiming that Top Rank and Lomachenko's management wanted the fight pushed to May to force him to stay weight-drained for longer. [3]
At 35, Lomachenko, who has held world titles in multiple weight classes, could be running out of time to recapture gold. As impressive as the two-time Olympic gold medalist’s career has been ...
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After the fight, Lomachenko said, "It was a great fight. That right hand [that knocked me down], it was a great punch. It happens. I prepared for the last few rounds, and my father [and trainer Anatoly Lomachenko] told me, 'You need to go to the body.' Linares is a great champion, and the fight was good for the fans and everybody."
It was the injury to my hand." According to CompuBox statistics, Lomachenko landed 55 of 339 punches thrown (16%) and Rigondeax landed 15 of his 178 thrown (8%), landing no more than 3 punches per round. For the fight, Lomachenko was guaranteed a purse of $1.2 million whereas Rigondeaux earned a $400,000 purse. [17]
For his part, Lomachenko mostly avoided protesting the result, though he did say "All people saw what happened today” in his post-fight interview. Lomachenko's manager, Egis Klimas, however, had ...
Vasiliy Lomachenko: RTD: 9 (12), 3:00: Apr 8, 2017 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. For WBO super featherweight title: 25 Win 20–1–4 Stephen Smith: UD 12 Nov 12, 2016 Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco: Retained WBA (Regular) super featherweight title: 24 Win 19–1–4 Javier Fortuna: TKO 11 (12), 0:45: Jun 24, 2016 ...
In turn, Lopez had stunned Lomachenko with a decision win in 2020 to become unified champion. At 35, Lomachenko, who has held world titles in multiple weight classes, could be running out of time ...