Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux

Rigondeaux wants Lomachenko at catchweight

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By Chris Williams: Two-time Olympic gold medalist and current undefeated WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) says he wants to fight WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) at a catchweight. Rigondeaux saw how Lomachenko beat former WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters last Saturday night, and he was not impressed.

Rigondeaux doesn’t like the way that Walters quit after the 7th round. He thinks he should have stayed in there and found a way to win. Rigondeaux also takes issue with how Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum was pouring compliments over his head after the win.

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Arum: Rigondeaux is Lomachenko’s biggest challenge out there

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rigondeauxBy Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in matching his fighter WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (4-1, 2 KOs) against WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) for later this year.

Arum figures that the Cuban Rigondeaux has the kind of talent to give Lomachenko his toughest test. Thus far, Lomachenko has been beaten only once in his career by Mexican warrior Orlando Salido last year when he pounded out a 12 round split decision after punishing Lomachenko with body shots all fight long.

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Rigondeaux vs. Lomachenko a possibility

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rigondeauxBy Allan Fox: A fight between WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) and WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (4-1, 2 KOs) is in the works. Rigondeaux’s manager Gary Hyde has reportedly accepted an offer by Lomachenko’s manager Egis Klimas for a catch-weight fight at 124 pounds.

Rigondeaux, 34, would be moving up in weight four pounds, while Lomachenko would be coming down in weight two pounds from the 126 featherweight limit. The fight would be in the featherweight division, as the weight class is from 123 to 126. Whether the fight can be made or not will hinge on whether Klimas and Lomachenko agree to a rehydration limit of 135 pounds, which means Lomachenko and Rigondeaux wouldn’t be able to gain more than 11lbs when they rehydrate after making weight for the 124lb catch-weight.

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