Vasiliy Lomachenko Dominates George Kambosos Jr. in Victory
Vasiliy Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) put on a dominant performance to become world champion against George Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs).
“Loma” won via technical knockout, with the stoppage occurring at the 2:49 mark of round 11. The IBF lightweight title fight happened at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Fight fans in the United States could catch the action live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. Those in Australia could do so on Main Event and Kayo. With the win, Lomachenko is world champion for the first time in over three years.
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Vasiliy Lomachenko Defeats George Kambosos Jr.
Fight Recap
The opening round saw both fighters taking their time to study each other. Lomachenko was the one pressing forward, keeping his opponent along the ropes. In the early rounds, the Ukrainian threw more punches, landing cleanly, particularly to the head. There was a moment in the second where Kambosos landed a clean shot to the body that momentarily caused “Loma” to pause.
At times, the Australian was the one coming forward. However, he struggled to throw punches against an opponent constantly feinting. Lomachenko was heavily out-landing Kambosos, and by the middle rounds, it was clear the Ukrainian could almost do anything he wanted. By the end of round eight, blood was pouring from a cut on the right eye of “Ferocious” that was caused by a left hook.
With less than a minute to go in the eleventh, Lomachenko started to pile on the pressure and landed a left hand to the body of Kambosos. The Australian took a few steps back and took a knee. Kambosos got back up, but Lomachenko threw a barrage of punches that pushed his opponent into a corner. Another two left hands to the body sent Kambosos down yet again. At this point, referee Katsuhiko Nakamura waved off the bout as the corner of Kambosos threw the towel in.
LOMA IS A WORLD CHAMP AGAIN.
LOMA IS A WORLD CHAMP AGAIN.
LOMA IS A WORLD CHAMP AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/IZDYaV7bhV
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 12, 2024
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