Vasyl Lomachenko successfully defended his WBO junior lightweight title Saturday night when Jamaican boxer Nicholas Walters was unable to continue after seven rounds. Lomachenko, the 28-year-old Ukrainian who won two Olympic gold medals, improved to 7-1. Walters dropped to 26-1-1.
“My goal is to be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world,” Lomachenko said.
Lomachenko had his best round of the fight in the seventh, landing multiple power shots, including a hard shot to the temple that ultimately led Walters to stop at the Cosmopolitan.
“He’s a good fighter, really strong,” Lomachenko said. “But he stood there and made it easy for …read more
Source: Loop News Jamaica
