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Lomachenko successfully petitioned the WBC to face Campbell for their vacant belt. [3] [4] The fight was finalized at the end June and set for 31 August at The O2 Arena. [5] Lomachenko would praise Campbell in the build up, saying "He has a big reach and he has a high boxing IQ, maybe for me it will be a big challenge."
Lomachenko handled his opponent easily, hurting him a few times and scoring a knockdown at the end of the fourth round. In the seventh round, Lomachenko stopped using his left hand; it was later confirmed that he injured that hand. Lomachenko won a unanimous decision with the scores of 120–107 on all three of the judges' scorecards.
CompuBox punch stats suggested Haney had landed 110 of 405 punches thrown (27%), while Lomachenko landed 124 of 564 (22%), with both boxers outlanding the other in five rounds each, the other two rounds being even. [6] Lomachenko believed he had won and his team subsequently stated they would file an appeal regarding the result.
With Nakatani’s left eye closed after eight devastating rounds, Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) used a flurry of battering lefts in front of an announced sellout crowd of 2,072 inside Virgin Hotel’s ...
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Vasiliy Lomachenko has won three fights in a row since a surprising loss to Teofimo Lopez (AP) Haney – 2/5. Lomachenko – 21/10. Draw – 12/1. Full odds via Betway. Full card (subject to change)
Lomachenko would end the round by rocking Linares with a left hook seconds before the bell. The challenger appeared to be on top in the 6th, before right at the very end of the round, a clean straight right hand right down the middle sent Lomachenko onto the canvas for the first time in his professional career.
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]