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Lomachenko gets date for championship fight: who is his opponent

Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko has been given a date for his championship fight with Australian George Kambosos. This was reported by with reference to Top Rank.

This spectacular fight will take place on 12 May at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The boxers will compete for the vacant International Boxing Federation(IBF) lightweight title.

“George Kambosos is a good fighter and I know I have to prepare well to win. Fighting in Australia will be a new experience. I look forward to giving the people of Perth a great fight,”

– Lomachenko said at the press conference.

“I have always wanted this fight, and soon it will become a reality. It means everything to me. It’s about strengthening the immortal boxing legacy I want to leave. I’ll be ready, and the only thing I’m thinking about is winning,”

– added Kambosos.

The IBF title became vacant after American boxer Devin Gainey decided to move up to another weight class last November, leaving all the major lightweight championship belts without owners: WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO.

The last time Vasyl Lomachenko took to the ring was in May 2023, where he was defeated by Gainie in a fight for the absolute lightweight title of the world, according to the judges’ decision.

George Kambosos, on the other hand, defeated British boxer Maxie Hughes in his last fight in July 2023 to win a secondary IBO lightweight title. This victory followed two consecutive defeats to Gainie, after which Cambosos lost the title of absolute world champion, which he won in November 2021 by defeating American Teofimo Lopez.

Vasyl Lomachenko, a 35-year-old boxer, has 17 wins (11 of them by knockout) and 3 losses. george Kambosos, 30, boasts 21 wins (10 by KO) and 2 losses.