By Allan Fox: After forcing his opponent Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters (26-1-1, 21 KOs) to quit after the 7th round last Saturday night, WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) made it clear what his goal is for the near future by saying “My goal is to be No.1 pound-for-pound,” when interviewed by HBO Boxing after the fight.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko did a great job of using his mobility to attack the 30-year-old Walters to land his pin point shots. Lomachenko threw mostly 1-2 combinations in the first six rounds of the match. In the 7th, Lomachenko started to open up with sustained flurries in putting his punches together.