Vasiliy Lomachenko is a Ukrainian professional boxer who created ripples right from his days on the amateur circuit. He is a recipient of an Olympic Gold Medal and the Val Barker Trophy at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. Besides these accomplishments, Lomachenko also earned a gold medal at the European Amateur Championships.
After a terrific performance on the amateur circuit, Vasiliy Lomachenko stormed into professional boxing. He made his professional debut on October 12, 2013, against Jose Luis Ramirez for the WBO International featherweight title. Lomachenko ended the ten-round fight by dispatching Ramirez in the fourth round via a TKO and won the title while taking off with a convincing win in his first professional showdown.
Vasiliy Lomachenko has been a dominant fighter inside the squared circle ever since his professional debut. He has secured victories in 17 of his 20 professional boxing bouts so far. He has 11 knockout and 6 decision victories to his record as of May 2024. Both of Lomachenko’s losses have come by decision. Through the course of his over a decade-long professional career, Vasiliy Lomachenko has headlined one pay-per-view event with Devin Haney on May 20, 2023, as of May 2024, which generated a total sale of 150,000 and a total revenue of $9,000,000.
Lomachenko World Titles
Vasiliy Lomachenko has been involved in six world title fights as well as ten successful defenses in three weight classes, featherweight, super-featherweight, and lightweight. He has won 13 of them, including six world title victories and lost 3.
Who did Lomachenko lose his title to?
Vasiliy Lomachenko locked horns with Teofimo Lopez on October 17, 2020, with his WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles on the line. The fight went through the 12 rounds and was decided on the judges’ scorecard. Lomachenko came up short and ended up dropping his lightweight title to Lopez by losing via a unanimous decision.
How many fights did it take for Lomachenko to become a world champion?
Vasiliy Lomachenko became the WBO featherweight champion in his third professional fight. He tied this rare record with former Thai professional boxer Saensak Muangsurin for winning a world title in the fewest fights. Lomachenko defeated Gary Russell Jr. on June 21, 2014, to win the vacant WBO featherweight championship and achieve this feat.
FAQs oN Vasiliy Lomachenko World Titles
A. He has six world title victories to his name.
A. He took three fights to become the WBO featherweight champion.
A. Thai professional boxer Saensek Muangsurin also ties the record with Vasiliy Lomachenko for this feat.
A. He has 11 knockout victories.
A. As of May 2024, he has suffered 3 losses.
