Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko held a championship fight for the IBF lightweight world championship belt, during which he defeated Australian boxer George Kambosos, reports Suspilne. Sport” on Sunday, May 12.
The fight took place in the Australian city of Perth. It is emphasized that in the 11th round, Lomachenko defeated Cambosos ahead of schedule: first he knocked him down, and then another, after which the fight was over.
Lomachenko is a former lightweight world champion, as noted, the 36-year-old boxer had a second opportunity to regain the world title, which he lost in October 2020 when he lost to Teofimo Lopez (lost the WBA, WBC and WBO belts).
Lomachenko lost his first chance to win the championship belts in his last fight against Devin Gainey. The fight for the title of absolute world champion ended in defeat for the Ukrainian by a unanimous decision of the judges.
