By Sean Jones: Guillermo Rigondeaux’s 6th round stoppage loss to WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko has resulted in him being stripped of his WBA Super World super bantamweight title by the World Boxing Association for his defeat on December 9.
By Alden Chodash: Boxing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. If that’s not readily apparent by the tragic brain injuries suffered by the likes of Meldrick Taylor, Riddick Bowe, and Gerald McClellan, the impact left by the ring deaths of Earnie Schaaf, Duk Koo Kim, and Leavander Johnson sent a clear message. With that being said, all fighters have the right to retire on their own terms, to “quit” in the ring whenever they please. However, the circumstances under which a fighter declares “no mas” has tarnished the reputation of many fighters, as was most recently evidenced by Guillermo Rigondeaux’s bizarre surrender against Vasyl Lomachenko.
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn’t all that impressed with what he saw from Vasyl Lomachenko’s recent 6th round stoppage win over Guillermo Rigondeaux from December 9. Mayweather says he saw immediately that Lomachenko was much bigger than Rigondeaux when the two of them stepped foot inside the ring.
By Stanley White: The highly hyped Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux contest wasn’t much of a compelling fight for the boxing fans that took time out to watch it on ESPN last Saturday night, but it brought in a lot of viewers who got caught up into the pre-fight discussion about the fight.
By Power VCT: Jeff “Taz” Bumpus gives his professional experience and boxing insight on Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux from last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Chris Williams: Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia has a completely unique perspective as to why WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko’s opponents have been quitting lately in his last several fights. While the boxing public believe overwhelmingly that Lomachenko’s opponents are quitting because of his massive talent, Mikey sees there being another reason for why they’re quitting.
By Tim Royner: Guillermo Rigondeaux did NOT suffer a broken left hand in his loss to super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko as originally thought last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. According to Rigondeaux’s promoter Dino Duva, he suffered a bruised left hand in the fight.
By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) said after his 6th round stoppage win over Cuban star Guillermo ‘The Jackal’ Rigondeaux (17-1, 11 KOs) that he wasn’t surprised he quit in the ring after the 6th round.
By Godfrey Falcon: History was made on December 9th, 2017 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, where the first ever professional boxing match was held between two two-time Olympic Gold Medalists. It was a bout that had some critics and fans thinking 50-50, but also an alarmingly high number of people presuming it would be a landslide victory for one or the other fighter.
By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko’s win last Saturday night over a smaller, older and injured 37-year-old super bantamweight Guillermo ‘The Jackal’ Rigondeaux (17-1, 11 KOs) won’t do anything to increase his popularity with the casual boxing fans of the sport.