Vasily celebrated the victory with the national flag, but in his speech did not mention anything about Ukraine and the war.
Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko shared his emotions from a bright knockout victory in a fight against Australian George Kambosos, where the vacant IBF world champion belt was at stake light weight.
The Ukrainian dedicated the victory in this fight to his father and coach Anatoly Lomachenko.
“Firstly, I want to thank the Lord God, Jesus Christ. I am very grateful. Secondly, I want to pay tribute to my opponent George and his team. They have a strong team.
And I also want to say a big thank you to my team, my father, my coach, family, children, friends. Yes, of course, I want to say a big thank you to all the people for supporting boxing. God bless you.
Today I am the world champion again. This title and fight are for my father. I want to tell him that I am very grateful and appreciate him. He trained me, prepared me and deserved this – this belt for my father. I want to go home and spend time with my family,” Lomachenko said in the ring after the fight.
The Ukrainian knocked out the Australian in the 11th round. The referee stopped the fight after Vasyl twice knocked down his opponent.
Note that during the announcement of the winner, Lomachenko was in the ring with the Ukrainian flag, but in his speech he did not mention anything about Ukraine and the war.
For Lomachenko it was the first fight since May 2023, when he lost by unanimous decision to American Devin Haney in the fight for the title of absolute world lightweight champion. Now the 36-year-old Ukrainian has 18 wins (12 by knockout) and 3. defeats in the professional ring.
Kambosos suffered the third defeat in his career. The 30-year-old Australian also has 21 victories (10 by knockout).