The Ukrainian won an early victory in the eleventh round.
On Sunday, May 12, the Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko strong> brightly knocked out Australian George Kambosos and won the vacant IBF world lightweight champion belt.
The fight in the Australian city of Perth ended in the eleventh round . First, the Ukrainian knocked down his opponent, and then finished him off with blows to the body – the referee intervened and stopped the fight, recording Lomachenko's victory by knockout.
Lomachenko – Kambosos: knockout video
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LOMA IS A WORLD CHAMP AGAIN.
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Thus, Lomachenko regained the title of world lightweight champion. For Vasily, this 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 count is 36- The summer Ukrainian has 18 victories (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 wins (10 by knockout).