Vasiliy Lomachenko, among the greats of modern-day boxing, will battle George Kambosos for the uninhabited IBF light-weight world title on May 12, reside on Sky Sports
He will take a trip to Perth to handle Australia’s Kambosos as the famous Ukrainian aim to regain a title belt versus a previous champ.
Lomachenko is a two-time Olympic gold medallist who won his very first world champion in simply his 3rd expert battle.
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Devin Haney won a tight consentaneous choice over Vasiliy Lomachenko after an extremely competitive battle in Las Vegas
He went on to end up being a three-weight world champ, unifying titles at light-weight.
Lomachenko lost his belts when he suffered a shock defeat to an inspired Teofimo Lopez. However after that, he acquired remarkable wins over Richard Commey and Jamaine Ortiz.
In among the greatest calibre battles of 2023, he battled Devin Haney for the indisputable light-weight title, just losing on a controversial points choice.
Haney has actually now gone up to super-lightweight, leaving the IBF 135lb title uninhabited.
” Today, my objective is to end up being a world champ once again,” Lomachenko stated. “After that, I can begin thinking of ending up being indisputable.
” I appreciate George Kambosos due to the fact that he never ever quits throughout a battle. It will be a really fascinating battle due to the fact that we have 2 various designs, and designs make battles.”
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Vasiliy Lomachenko might not keep in his feelings after losing an agonizing choice versus Devin Haney for all the light-weight world titles
Kambosos will have the home crowd on his side when he deals with Lomachenko for the belt and is ensured to be a figured out challenger.
He ended up being a three-belt holder when he surprised Teofimo Lopez in 2021 and the Australian has lots of experience in high-level contests.
Devin Haney is the only male to beat him. Haney conquered Kambosos in a 2022 indisputable title battle and after that duplicated a success over him in a subsequent rematch.
Lomachenko though firmly insisted: “Our battles with Devin Haney were 2 various battles. There were 2 various designs. If we speak about my battle with Haney, I didn’t lose that battle, in my viewpoint.
” If we speak about Haney-Kambosos, Kambosos had 2 possibilities and he lost.”
The Australian counter, stating: “Yes, I lost to Devin Haney, however you had your possibility with Teofimo Lopez and you didn’t take your possibility. I did.”
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Shakur Stevenson felt Vasiliy Lomachenko landed the cleaner shots versus Devin Haney and implicated the indisputable champ of ranging from him
Kambosos did return from his beats to Haney with a win, beating Maxi Hughes by bulk choice in 2015.
” I never ever step far from a difficulty. I constantly wish to battle the very best. And Vasiliy Lomachenko is a guy we have actually taken a look at for a long time. This guy is a legend,” Kambosos stated. “This battle invigorates my profession. This offers me my redemption.
” Yes, I have actually won the huge battles and I have actually lost the huge battles. However for me, this battle has to do with tradition. 2 warriors coming together for a huge battle. Our professions are on the line here. Tradition is on the line here.
” And I think this is my fate.”
Sky Sports will transmit the Lomachenko-Kambosos battle reside in the early hours of the early morning on Sunday May 12.
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