Vasiliy Lomachenko is a professional boxer from Ukraine who has held multiple championships in various weight classes in his career so far. Trained under the tutelage of his father, Anatoly Lomachenko, from a young age, Vasiliy Lomachenko was designed to be a reckoning force inside the squared circle.
Armed with swift footwork, impeccable agility, and an uncanny style of fighting, Vasiliy Lomachenko is a dangerous opponent who can create problems for anyone opposite to him in the ring. During his training, Lomachenko also attended Ukrainian dance classes and trained in gymnastics, which has also consolidated his fighting style.
Vasiliy Lomachenko fought as an amateur at the beginning of his career as a boxer. He faced 397 opponents and defeated all of them except for one. Considered one of the most successful amateur boxers, Lomachenko has by far maintained a similar dominance inside the squared circle as a professional boxer.
Vasiliy Lomachenko currently boasts of a professional record of 17 wins and 3 losses. He is ranked as the world’s seventh-best active pound-for-pound boxer by the Ring. Lomachenko is ranked as the second-best lightweight boxer by the Ring, ESPN, and third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and fourth by BoxRec.
Vasiliy Lomachenko Surgery
Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent surgery on his right shoulder in October 2020. He had undergone a surgical procedure on the same shoulder in 2018 and the second surgery was required after a preexisting problem coupled with the damage he took against Teofimo Lopez in the second round of their fight which took place on October 17, 2020. He was examined by a doctor and surgery was recommended to him following the examination.
Why did Lomachenko stop fighting?
Vasiliy Lomachenko has been a regular fighter except for a few instances where injuries forced him to stop from entering the squared circle. He was announced to defend the WBA (Super), and The Ring lightweight titles on August 25, 2018, after winning them. However, it was later revealed that Lomachenko wasn’t competing on August 25, 2018, due to a torn labrum in his right shoulder. The injury required him to undergo surgery and his shoulder was again operated for an injury in 2020 as well.
FAQs on Vasiliy Lomachenko Surgery
A. An existing problem and the damage from Teofimo Lopez's fight forced him to get his shoulder operated on in October 2020.
A. His right shoulder has been operated twice.
A. He fights with a southpaw stance.
A. He has a reach of 65 ½ inches.
A. He has fought in Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Lightweight divisions as a boxer.
