By Chris Williams: WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) claims he’s not bigger than his opponent Guillermo ‘The Jackal’ Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) even though he fights 2 divisions above him and looks considerably taller and heavier.
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Rigondeaux lectures Frampton for being a ducker
By Scott Gilfoid: Guillermo Rigondeaux took the opportunity to lecture Carl Frampton on Thanksgiving by saying he doesn’t understand how he could be a ducker with the type of fans that he has.
Lomachenko agrees to weight check for Rigondeaux fight
By Chris Williams: In a sign of how badly he wanted the fight, WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) agreed to a same day weight check for his December 9th fight against unbeaten 2-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) for their fight on ESPN and ESPN Deportes from Madison Square Garden in New York.
Lomachenko: The Rigondeaux fight is a big challenge
by Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) is taking unbeaten Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) very seriously for their fight coming up in less than a month on December 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Rigondeaux not worried about Lomachenko
By Chris Williams: Super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) isn’t worried in the slightest about him being the smaller man than WBO super featherweight champion Vasily “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) in their fight on December 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux Sells Out Two Months in Advance!
Top-rated pound-for-pound fighters and Olympic legends VASILY “Hi-Tech” LOMACHENKO.and GUILLERMO “El Chacal” RIGONDEAUX will go mano a mano in a collision of world champions, Saturday, December 9, at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden. This historic battle will mark the first time two-time Olympic gold medalists have fought each other professionally at the highest level. Lomachenko will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight world title against the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight champion Rigondeaux. The fight, which will headline a spectacular all-action card, will be will be televised live and exclusively at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and stream live on the ESPN App.
Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux: The Critical Questions Surrounding 2017’s Last Superfight
By Alden Chodash: 2017 has been a terrific year for boxing fans that have watched several of their long-awaited dream fights arrive under their proverbial Christmas trees. On December 9th, Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko and Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux will close out the year with a fight that many boxing purists have craved for years.
An Early Look at Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux: Who has the slight edge?
By John Tsoi: On December 9, boxing fans will witness a clash between two of the most skillful boxers on the planet when Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux go head-to-head in Madison Square Garden. With both being not one, but two-time Olympic gold medalists, hardcore boxing enthusiasts have been salivating over this matchup for years. Past negotiation issues are resolved and the weight is set at super featherweight, meaning that Lomachenko and Rigondeaux can finally settle the score inside the squared circle on who is the greater of the two.
Vasily Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux on BoxNation
The battle between two-time Olympic gold medallists Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 9th at Madison Square Garden will be shown exclusively live on BoxNation.
What Makes a Pound 4 Pound Fighter?
By Danni Rocket: Due to the back to back defeats of Nicaraguan Super Flyweight Roman Gonzalez, the controversial draw between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and the recent retirement of consensus P4P King Andre “SOG” Ward, the Pound for Pound rankings of boxing’s most famous websites, magazines and organizations have suffered a major shake-up this year.