Ukrainian boxer in lightweight Vasily Lomachenko on Sunday night defeated boxer Jemaine Ortiz from the USA in a fight.
The fight lasted all 12 rounds and the winner was declared by points. The decision of the judges was unanimous in favor of the Ukrainian – 115:113, 116:112, 117:111.
The fight took place at Madison Square Garden in New York (USA).
Lomachenko’s next fight may be with American Devin Haney in a fight for all lightweight championship belts.
Ukrainian Aleksandr Usyk became the owner of the IBF, WBO, WBA Super, and IBO heavyweight champion belts (over 90.718 kg), having taken them away from the Briton Anthony Joshua.
The Ukrainian won the fight, which took place at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, by unanimous decisions of all referees (117-112, 116-112, 115-113).
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated boxer Aleksandr Usyk on his victory over Briton Anthony Joshua.
“Ukraine is returning its own! Champion titles WBA, IBF, IBO, and also WBO – again, as it should be, belong to the Ukrainian! A difficult, but that’s why most valuable victory. Thank you Sanya! Bravo, Champion! Power! Strength! Usyk!” Zelensky wrote on his Twitter page.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk on his victory over Briton Derek Chisora.
“Oleksandr, this was a stunning victory! Ukraine is proud!” He wrote on his Twitter on Sunday, November, 1.
On the night of October 31 to November 1 in London, Usyk, according to the decision of the judges, became the WBO Intercontinental heavyweight champion.
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Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko has won the championship belt according to the World Boxing Council (WBC) in lightweight.
In a world title shot, he defeated the Briton Luke Campbell. The Ukrainian was awarded by a decision of the judges.
Now Lomachenko owns three championship belts – WBC, the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the World Boxing Organization WBO.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Russian Murat Gassiev in Moscow to become the first man to unify four would cruiserweight belts (WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF). The fight between Usyk and Gassiev took place in Moscow in the early hours of Sunday, July 22, as part of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS). The fight lasted all 12 rounds and the Ukrainian boxer won on points. The judges unanimously recognized Usyk’s victory – 120-108, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of the Ukrainian.
In addition to becoming the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight division, Usyk won the Muhammad Ali Trophy and the Ring Magazine title.
In September 2016, 2012 London Olympics champion Usyk became the WBO world cruiserweight champion in his tenth professional bout.
