Lomachenko: I’m not bigger than Rigondeaux

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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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Lomachenko agrees to weight check for Rigondeaux fight

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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.

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Rigondeaux not worried about Lomachenko

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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.

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Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux Sells Out Two Months in Advance!

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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.

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An Early Look at Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux: Who has the slight edge?

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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.

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What Makes a Pound 4 Pound Fighter?

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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.

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