LAS VEGAS — Ukrainian star Vasyl Lomachenko successfully defended his WBO featherweight title after stopping challenger Gamalier Rodriguez in the first Pay-Per-View bout in the undercard of Mayweather-Pacquiao Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here.
Lomachenko dropped Rodriguez twice with the final knockdown coming in the ninth round with a body shot. Rodriguez failed to beat the count with the bout ending at the 50-second mark of the ninth round.
“In the first couple of rounds I was just feeling him out, seeing what he had to offer and then I did what I had to do.” Lomachenko
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Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
