Text report of the fight between the Ukrainian and the Australian for the vacant IBF lightweight title.
On Sunday, 12 May, former world champion in three weight categories Vasiliy Lomachenko will fight in with former absolute lightweight champion George Kambosos.
The fight between the Ukrainian and the Australian will take place in the Australian city of Perth. The vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title will be at stake.
The estimated start time of the fight is 6:00 a.m. Kiev time.
Lomachenko last entered the ring in the night of May 21, 2023, when he lost by unanimous decision to American Devin Haney in the fight for the title of absolute world lightweight champion.
At the end of November, Haney decided to change the weight category and released all major lightweight championship belts – WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO.
Kambosos, in his last fight in July 2023, defeated Briton Maxie Hughes to win the IBO minor lightweight title. Before this, the Australian suffered two consecutive defeats from Haney, losing the title of absolute world champion, which he won in November 2021 with a victory over American Teofimo Lopez.
In total, 36-year-old Lomachenko has 17 victories (11 by knockout) and 3 defeats in the professional ring. The 30-year-old Kambosos' track record includes 21 victories (10 by knockout) and 2 defeats.
Your attention is provided with an online text broadcast of the championship fight between the Ukrainian and the Australian. An online video broadcast of the Lomachenko – Kambosos fight is also available on our website.