By Chris Williams: WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) weighed in at 134.6 lbs. for his title defense on Saturday against former 2-weight world title holder Vasyl ‘Hi-Tech’ Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) for their fight on Top Rank Boxing at Madison Square Garden in New York. Lomachenko weighed in at 134.6 lbs. at well.
By Gerardo Granados: This Saturday, on May 12 at the Madison Square Garden, World Boxing Association lightweight champion Jorge Linares will try to defend his title against challenger WBO super feather Champion Vasyl Lomachenko.
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN returns to the big house at Madison Square Garden, the historic “Mecca of Boxing,” this Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App. The telecast will feature two bouts, including the most anticipated boxing main event of the year—ESPN.com’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko (10-1-0, 8 KO) taking on WBA Lightweight Champion Jorge Linares (44-3-0, 27 KO)—for the world title.
World champion Jorge Linares has promised to “shut up” pound-for-pound ace Vasyl Lomachenko when they meet this Saturday night.
Taking place at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, 32-year-old Linares will be putting his WBA and Ring Magazine lightweight world titles on the line when he faces the superstar Ukrainian, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
By Chris Williams: With a victory over WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares this Saturday night, Vasyl Lomachenko could be facing former 8 division world champion Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao in the winner, according to Top Rank boss Bob Arum. He says the Pacquiao-Lomachenko fight would be taking place at a catch-weight of 140 pounds, and it’s contingent on both fighters winning their upcoming fights.
By Chris Williams: Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) is less worried about the threat Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) poses for him on Saturday night than what WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) poses to him when/if the two of them meet each other in the near future.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’s going to look to place Vasyl Lomacheno in a unification fight against either WBO lightweight champion Ray Beltran or WBC champion Mikey Garcia if he beats Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) in their fight this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Pound-for-pound ace Vasyl Lomachenko says he accepted the challenge to face lightweight king Jorge Linares in “less than two seconds”.
By Chris Williams: WBA Word lightweight champion Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) will be defending his title this Saturday night against Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) on ESPN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Jim Dower: Former IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis believes that a fight between himself and Vasyl Lomachenko should be on pay-per-view. However, that’s not how Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) feels about it.