By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez says if a fight with Vasyl Lomachenko isn’t possible for the time being, they’ll look to restart talks with Mikey Garcia for a fight. Lomachenko’s promoters at Top Rank want him to fight Linares on ESPN on May 12th. That’s not possible.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank boss Bob Arum doesn’t look like he’s going to get his wish to schedule his fighter Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) against WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) on May 12th on ESPN like they were hoping.
By Chris Williams: For the Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jorge Linares lightweight battle to take place, they’re going to need to pick another date for the fight instead of the May 12th date that Top Rank wants. The date reportedly clashes with the HBO reply of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin on the 12th of May, according to @SteveUCNLive.
By Allan Fox: Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe says former super featherweight champion Geronta Davis could meet Vasyl Lomachenko inside the ring in the future, but if it doesn’t happen, then he’s still going to be the biggest star in the sport.
By Stanley White: Vasyl Lomachenko is saying that his promoters expect the contract to be signed by WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares within a week for a fight on May 12th in Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Jim Dower: Promoter Bob Arum is planning on working a deal to have Top Rank fighter Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) move up in weight to challenge WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs) for his titles on May 12th, according to RingTV.com.
By Allan Fox: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks Manny Pacquiao will walk right through Vasyl Lomachenko if the Ukrainian fighter tries to play around inside the ring with him like he did in his fight against Miguel Marriaga.
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions says there have been no talks between him and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum for Jorge Linares vs. Vasyl Lomachenko fight. However, Top Rank boss Bob Arum says he’s been in talks with Linares’ co-promoter Akihiko Honda of Teiken Promotions in Japan for a fight with Lomachenko on April 28 or May 12.
By Dam Ambrose: Mikey Garcia says if WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares faces Vasyl Lomachenko next, then he’ll NEVER get then chance to fight him. Mikey states that he’s got 1 fight left at 135, and then he’ll be moving up to 140 to campaign in that weight class.
By Chris Williams: Fight discussions are underway for a match between WBA World lightweight champion Jorge ‘El Nino de Oro’ Linares and Top Rank fighter Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) for April 28 or May 12, according to ESPN.