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.
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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.
Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux tickets selling fast
By Chris Williams: The tickets are selling at a fast pace for the December 9th fight between WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux for their fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tickets went on sale on Wednesday at noon, and only 800 tickets were remaining, according to Ticketmaster.
Rigondeaux sends Lomachenko a warning
By Chris Williams: Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) says he’s looking forward to meeting up with the trash talking WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) in their fight in 3 months from now on December 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Arum talks Canelo-Golovkin & Lomachenko-Rigondeaux
By Jeff Aranow: Bob Arum of Top Rank is pleased with the huge fights between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux that are about to take place. Arum feels that the recent Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor fight was a garbage fight.
Lomachenko-Rigondeaux will be at 130lbs if fight gets made for Dec.9
By Chris Williams: Super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeux will need to climb 2 divisions to fight WBO super featherweight title holder Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) at 130 if the fight is going to get made for December 9.
Arum has deal for Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux on Dec.9
By Chris Williams: WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux could be facing each other on December 9 on ESPN at Madison Square Garden in New York. Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank let Dan Rafael know about a deal that he has in place for Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) to face super bantamweight champion Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs).
Lomachenko next fight eyed for Dec.9, against Rigondeaux or Salido
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is targeting December 9 for WBO super featherweight champion Vasly Lomachenko against either Guillermo Rigondeaux or Orlando Salido. According to Lance Pugmire, the location for a fight against Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) would in New York. If Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) fights Salido (44-13-4, 31 KOs), it would be in Los Angeles, California.
McGregor rejects Lomachenko for sparring
By Jim Dower: Conor McGregor says super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko is not what he’s looking for in a sparring partner to get ready for his August 26 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor points out that Lomachenko weighs in the 120s, and he’s a southpaw. Mayweather is a welterweight in the 150 region, and he fights out of an orthodox stance.
Lomachenko to fight in December on ESPN
By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko will be back inside the ring in 4 months in December on ESPN to defend his WBO super featherweight title, possibly in New York. The opponent for the 29-year-old Ukrainian is one of these 3 candidates: Guillermo Rigondeaux, Miguel Berchelt and Orlando Salido.