By Bob Smith: Like many fans, I was unsure what to expect when Vasyl Lomachenko faced Guillermo Rigondeaux last night. I tended to agree in a general way with Jim Lampley and Paulie Malignaggi who argued that the size and youth of Lomachenko would be too much for Rigondeaux going into the fight.
By Chris Williams: In what was supposed to be a thrilling fight between 2 of the best fighters pound-for-pound in boxing between WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl ‘Hi-Tech] Lomachenko and the smaller, older and weaker 37-year-old Guillermo ‘El Jackal’ Rigondeaux turned out to be an underperforming dull fight with not much action by either fighter.
By Chris Williams: In a fight between Olympic gold medalists, Vasyl Lomachenko used his huge size advantage to dominate the much smaller and lighter looking Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-1, 11 KOs) in halting him at the end of the 6th round on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) will be getting a guaranteed purse of $1.2 million compared to $400,000 for Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) for their fight tonight on ESPN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko weighed in at 137.4 pounds for today’s fight-day secondary weigh-in for his fight tonight against Guillermo Rigondeaux. In contrast, Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) weighed in 7 pounds lighter at 130 lbs.
By Chris Williams: Undefeated Cuban star Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) says Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) can never beat him no matter how many times he was reborn. Rigondeaux says he’ll beat the 2-time Olympian Lomachenko every time. Unfortunately for Rigondeaux, that’s not what the odds-makers believe.
By Jeff Aranow: Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) says he deserves to be the Fighter of the Year for 2017. Crawford says it doesn’t matter if Vasyl Lomachenko beats Guillermo Rigondeaux or not. He still deserves to be the top Fighter of the Year.
By Chris Williams: Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) had zero problems making weight for his contest for Saturday night against WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rigondeaux weighed in well under the limit for the division in weighing 128.4 pounds. His opponent Lomachenko weighed a little bit more at 129 lbs.
By Stanley White: Guillermo Rigondeaux revealed on Friday that he no longer has his 2 Olympic gold medals from the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Rigondeaux says he sold his gold medals for $10,000 so he could feed his family in Cuba.
By Chris Williams: Super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux took a shot at his opponent Vasyl Lomachenko today in their final press conference by telling his promoter Bob Arum that the best fighter he has in his Top Rank stable is former light welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford. Arum, not missing a beat, asked Rigondeaux if he wants to fight him next.