The numbers do not lie, but sometimes they do not tell the whole truth.
Vasiliy Lomachenko announced a boxing pension on Thursday at the age of 37. He leaves this sport as a world champion with three divisions with a professional 18-3 (12 KO) record. Over the years, a modern wave of boxing fans will appear, who will not witness how Ukrainian impression will apply his craft in the ring. Instead, they will look at his album and ask how a warrior with three losses in just 21 fights can be considered great. Especially in the era, in which the size is often defined by protecting the undefeated record, something that Floyd Mayweather became eminent, withdrawing with the 50-0 record.
But Lomachenko was a different type of athlete whose journey through a professional ranks after an extraordinary amateur career, in which he won two golden Olympic medals and collected an unusual record of 396-1, was opposite most boxing careers. Instead of spending the early part of his professional career, facing unspecified opponents, Lomachenko for the main challenges and was defined by overcoming the opportunities.
In his second professional fight, less than five months after his debut, Lomachenko was adapted to the strict featherweight master WBO Orlando Salido in March 2014. Lomachenko chased history, trying to break the record, becoming world champion only in his second fight. However, Salido had other plans. He missed the weight of 2 pounds and used his advantage of greatness, along with filthy tactics, to submit a Lomachenko with a divided decision.
Untilized, Lomachenko would acclimatize in the Prof style and did well after his second attempt to become the world champion, beating the previously unspecified Gary Russell Jr. In June 2014, in order to gain a free weight title in the WBO featherweight, joining Saensak Muangsurin as the only warriors who became the champion in their third pro -fight.
But his best has just come.
Lomachenko successfully defended the title three times before he moved to Junior Lightweight, where he detained the champion of WBO Roman Martinez in five rounds in June 2016 to become the fastest boxer who won the world titles in two different weight classes (seven fights). Then we got acquainted with “No Mas-Chenko”.
In their four four fights-Nicholas Walters (26-0-1), Jason Sosa (20-1-4), Miguel Marriaga (25-2) and Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0)-Lomachenko forced each of his opponents to throw a stool between rounds. Thanks to his excellent work of the legs, precise accuracy and extraordinary athleticism, Lomachenko was practically inviolable during this extraordinary run, which strengthened him as the basis in pounds for pounds. Against probably the second amateur boxer of this generation, a colleague from the two -time gold medalist of the Olympic Rigondeaux, Lomachenko easily considered him, enabling Rigondeaux to land only 8% of his total strikes in the TKO victory in the sixth round.
A full career would take the average warrior to achieve what Lomachenko did in just 11 professional fights.
And he still doesn’t finish.
Although he was widely considered a compact delicate junior, Lomachenko set off on a slight journey to his next undertaking, challenging Master WBA, Jorge Linares in May 2018. Although he was dropped in the sixth round, Lomachenko stopped Linars in the 10th round in the 10th round of the liver to become the fastest field to win world world titles. Fighting led by Jeff Fenech.
Thanks to his status, a pound for a pound, Lomachenko United titles with victories over Jose Pedraz and Luke Campbell, but he was unable to become the undisputed champion when he was not the champion of IBF Teofiimo Lopez. After winning his next three fights, Lomachenko appeared again briefly, trying to unite all four main delicate belts when he lost the highly controversial decision of Devin Haney. Both losses – against Haney and Lopez – were against naturally larger opponents with youth on their side.
Before he drove away to the sunset, Lomachenko put a waste of the former unquestioned master, George Cambosos Jr. In May 2024 with TKO from the 11th round in the Perth yard in Perth, Australia. At the age of 36, Lomachenko was not sure of his next move. Between his progress and the desire to be home on a war -torn Ukraine, Lomachenko finally decided that his boxing career was over.
Although Lomachenko did not retire with an excellent record, his appetite for history and taking on the biggest challenges from the moment he transformed professionals, is the reason why he will start the waltz into the International Gallery of Fame in three years. For most boxers, 21 fights are still part of the building phase.
With the same number of fights, Canelo Alvarez was a virtual unknown, which was still fighting only in Mexico. Terenka Crawford has not yet won the main title of the world after its first 21 fights. Even Mayweather, who is rightly recognized as the largest boxer of this generation, did not achieve what Lomachenko did in 21 fights. Lomachenko is a great example of real -time need, to fully understand it and not rely only on numbers and records to tell the story.
Keyshawn Davis will be deprived of his airy title WBO after he did not find his planned defense for the title against Edwin de los Santos on Saturday evening at the Scope Arena in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia.
26-year-old Davis arrived at 139.3 pounds, 4.3 pounds above the 135 pounds weight limit. Instead of trying to reduce the weight limit, Davis decided to give up the title.
“I interrupted the weight,” said Davis (13-0, 9 KO). “I put this weight for four years. I got up behind schedule yesterday and early this morning, trying to earn weight, but I surpassed it.”
Because of Miss, only De los Santos (16-2, 14 KO) will be entitled to win the WBO title on Saturday evening. This would be the first defense of the title for Davis after detaining Denys Berinchyk in February to become the world champion. But now Davis will try to deal with business on Saturday evening and a campaign in a up-to-date weight class after this fight.
“The program must last,” Davis said about the missing weight, but he still competes for the second time before his hometown.
Miss’s weight was not a complete surprise, because Davis already had plans to go to Junior Juniors, regardless of the result.
Abdullah Mason is ready for the next test, fighting the veteran tightening the power of Jeremia Nakathlia in a 10-round delicate factor struggle on Saturday, June 7 at the range of scope in Norfolk, Virginia.
A hazardous threat to Nakathili power
The highest rank places a four-year Pro Mason (18-0, 16 KO) again in the Nakathila competition (26-4, 21 KO), which will show whether it is ready to challenge the title of the world. Nakoscuria had Shakur Stevenson on the run when they fought in 2021. Earlier he nailed Shakura with a substantial shot, which made him get on the bike and remain in motion for the rest of the competition.
Keyshawn Davis confronts Mason
The delicate Master WBO, Keyshawn Davis, confronted Mason during the Thursday press conference, daring to face his next one. It was the movement of Master Keyshawn to humiliate 21-year-old Abdullah in front of fans and the media, and it could work.
Mason now seems furious because of what happened and calls Davis “Bluff, wanting to face him further. This can potentially be a catastrophe for Keyshawn.
He will look stupid if he does not pass with his offer to face the Mason. He has already made him look like chicken, saying yesterday that he would not fight the unification match with the IBF champion of 135-pound Raymond Muratalla, because he does not want to pay an additional sanctioning fee. Fans did not buy this excuse, nor did they believe that he had sent an offer to Andy Cruz, that he apparently rejected.
“He keeps his hands; he has power behind his blows, but I make sure I stay tight in the ring, looking at his insult. But I come to do everything I did,” said Abdullah Mason to do it Warrior About his fight on Saturday with Jeremia Nakathila in Norfolk, Virginia.
Mason will have to watch out for the power of Nakathilia, because he is a bigger blow than Yohan Vasquez, a warrior who dropped him twice in the first round last year. Nakathlia could do grave damage if he caught Abdullah with the same shots with which Vasquez dropped him.
Abdullah Mason challenges Davis
“I am ready to take this next,” said Mason about the fight against the lightweight champion WBO Keyshawn Davis. “I worked to No. 2. Whoever sits there on the title when I work, I work to prepare for this person. Keyshawn is there. He is the one who has the title. He is ready to fight.”
It is doubtful that Keyshawn “Businessman” fights the Mason because he makes sure that he carefully chooses his opponents, ensuring that the victory is in the bag in advance. Davis focuses on fighters who are well known and have fans recognized behind them.
He wants Teofimo Lopez or Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz. However, the highest rank will not be able to provide any of these warriors because it would be too exorbitant. Despite this, Keyshawn would not like to fight Abdullah, because it is too high work, a low reward for him.
He treats his career like business again, focusing on sheltered elections. The money that Davis would get the Teofimo fight would be a risk. He would not get this kind of cake fighting with a freemason and there is a good chance that he will lose.
Davis’s jealousy in Presser
“I expected he would say something, but I could read his energy,” said Abdullah about his feeling Negative vibrations From Davis at the last press conference last Thursday. “I could say that something was turned off and he intended to say something. I knew when I saw him that his energy was turned off. I couldn’t read his mind, but I could definitely read his energy.”
Of course, Keyshawn was threatened with the presence of Abdullah on the stage with him. Mason received too much praise from the moderator, Christina Poncher, and this was to be his program. Having a Mason, which you will take on the red carpet and upstairs, before the fighting on Saturday, there was too much for Keyshawn. He lost control, being in a position in which he was the second violin.
There is a good chance that Mason intends to steal the program on Saturday with a performance against Nakathilia. His fights are more fun than Keyshawn because of his one power and way his competitions suddenly end.
Mason demands the title of the Keyshawn title
“I’m next in the queue. I’m approaching. I’m in second place. So he felt this pressure and felt that he had to say something. This is the reason why he called me. I focus on Nakathlia. Keyshawn will call me. So you know that there is pressure there. No? Solemn that he is not there and he does not believe that he does not believe, and he will not believe that he is sending himself.
Mason ranks second in the WBO rankings in delicate, behind No. 1 Sam Noakes. This does not mean, however, that Keyshawn will remain at the age of 135 and will fight him. He talks about moving to 140 and it is doubtful that he intentionally choose Abdullah for voluntary defense before he leaves the division. Keyshawn is too calculated to fight him.
“Whatever it works. I’m just ready to go there with the one who has this championship belt,” said Mason asked if he would be ready to fight Keyshawn in his hometown of Norfolk. “So he holds the belt then. So whatever you have to work out, it will be developed to enter and get the title.”
If Davis leaves his WBO title, it will be a Mason fighting with Noakes for an empty belt. It would be a victory of almost Guarantee for Abdullah against this guy who is not near talent.
Keyshawn’s Bluff is exposed
“If we go there, I go out with the title. I’m ready for it. It can absolutely. Let’s do it. Why not?” Mason said asked if he would fight Keyshawn or send a contract after their duels this Saturday.
It can be said that Abdullah is disturbed by the way Keyshawn tried to embarrass him yesterday. When he did this, he had to assume that the Mason would put the tail between his legs and escape for good. Quite the opposite. He was furious with him, and now he is determined to go for the next Keyshawn. This puts him in a place where he will have to support his offer to the Title Mason, otherwise he will be revealed as he did it only for the show.
“I work to get the title. I happen for some reason. He is there before me. Nothing personal. This is all the matter,” said Mason about the fact that he is not personal between him and Keyshawn.
The proposed fight between the WBO champion of lightweight welterweight Teofimo Lopez and the former unquestioned lightweight champion Devin Haney on August 16 broke up in recent days, and Lopez’s management said Lopez would not fight “personal reasons.”
Preliminary reports suggest that the fight was established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Haney (32-0, 15 KO) was originally to face Ryan Garcia this year in a rematch after Haney defeated Jose Ramirez in the Times Square on May 2. But between the fact that Garcia lost to Rolando Romero in the main main event, and then undergo hand surgery, this fight was out of the table. Lopez, who fought and won on the same card as Garcia and Haney, initially called for the fight against the unified Jaron “Boots” ennis champion, despite the fact that he is a weight class below.
Haney rejected that Lopez (22-1) signed a contract and listed the shrunken weight as a problem.
Haney Posted to X: “Fighting with Teo is not signed! I signed my role, and Teo stops. At present he decided that he did not want to fight me, he is officially the greatest [duck emoji] … I wanted to fight for 147 [pounds] He wanted to fight at the age of 140 to meet in 145 [Jaron] Shoes [Ennis] at 147. “
Lopez was recently contrary to Turk Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia at General Entertainment Authority and the owner of the Ring magazine, who would be the promoter of the fight. Lopez apologized for the recent Tweet wave after directing several discredit remarks in Alalshikh.
“Unfortunately, Teo will not fight in August for personal reasons that I will be confidential,” we read in a statement. “… We planned to fight, but with what was happening, he wanted to make sure that he was 100% mentally and physically, and August was too brisk. I expect Teo to come back this year, bigger and better than ever.”
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