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By Chris Williams: Vasiliy Lomachenko won his second title at lightweight in capturing the WBO 135 lb belt last Saturday night, and he’ll be fighting next on April 12 against an opponent still to be determined at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.  → read full article

By Chris Williams: WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) had to struggle last Saturday to defeat the bigger WBO champion Jose Pedraza (25-2, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York.  → read full article

By Chris Williams: WBA Super World lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) looked well beaten after defeating WBO 135 lb champion Jose Pedraza (25-2, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.  → read full article

ESPN’s Telecast of Lomachenko-Pedraza is the Second Highest-Rated Fight on Cable Television in 2018, only Behind Crawford-Benavidez Jr.  → read full article

By Dan Ambrose: For the second consecutive fight, Vasyl Lomachenko failed to impress in beating Jose Pedraza by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night on ESPN.  → read full article

By Chris Williams: WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (13-1, 9 KOs) added a second title to his collection at 135 last Saturday night in beating WBO 135 lb champion Jose Pedraza (25-2, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York.  → read full article

By Jeff Aranow: WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) seemingly coasted for the first 10 rounds before turning it on in the 11th round to score two knockdowns, and go on to beat World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Jose ‘Sniper’ Pedraza (25-2, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night […]

WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko wanted to unify lightweight world titles.  → read full article

By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) says he’s not interested in fighting 39-year-old Manny Pacquiao at this point because of his advanced age, and he says he doesn’t want to become a legend by beating him now.  → read full article

• Vasiliy Lomachenko 134.4 lbs vs. Jose Pedraza 134.2 lbs (Lomachenko’s WBA and Pedraza’s WBO Lightweight world titles – 12 Rounds) • Isaac Dogboe 120.8 lbs vs Emanuel Navarrete 122 lbs (Dogboe’s WBO Junior Featherweight world title – 12 Rounds).  → read full article