NEW YORK: Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko knocked out Roman Martinez on Saturday to grab the World Boxing Organization super featherweight world title — his second world belt in just his seventh pro bout.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko sent Puerto Rico’s Martinez sprawling on his back with a devastating left uppercut-right hook combination to win by knockout at 1:09 of the fifth round.
He improved to 6-1 with 3 knockouts — and became the fastest fighter to gain world titles in two weight divisions.
Japan’s Naoya Inoue, a reigning super flyweight title holder, won a belt in a second division in his eighth pro …read more
Source: The Manila Times
