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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]
Three judges scoring the bout 119–107, 117–109, and 117–109 in Lomachenko's favour. By mid-fight Lomachenko looked to have a solid lead on the cards, but the fight seemed closer in the ring. It was during the championship rounds where the fight came alive. Round 10 was arguably Pedraza's best as he landed a hard right hand to Lomachenko's ...
Lomachenko hurt Campbell badly at the end of fifth with a string of hooks to the body and head that left the challenger on the brink of going down before the ring sounded to end the round. With just over a minute left in the 11th round a pair of hooks to the body followed by a right to the head sent Campbell down, he beat the count and made it ...
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 ...
All you need to know about the undisputed-title fight in Las Vegas
Lomachenko agreed to a comeback fight against Nakatani in Las Vegas. [7] The bout was aired on ESPN+ in the US [ 8 ] and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. [ 9 ] It went head to head with Gervonta Davis ' light welterweight clash with Mario Barrios on Showtime PPV in Atlanta , Georgia taking place on the same night. [ 10 ]
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Lomachenko did enough to win rounds between two and six. Rigondeax became Lomachenko's fourth consecutive opponent to retire on his stool. The loss also marked the first time Rigondeaux had lost since 2003, when he was still an amateur. At the time of stoppage, Lomachenko was ahead on all three judges' scorecards, 60-53, 59-54 and 59-54. [15]