Vasyl Lomachenko
- January 4, 2024
- Boxer
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Vasyl Lomachenko Biography
| Name | Vasyl Lomachenko |
| Birthday | Feb 17 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Birth Country | Ukraine |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Spouse | Elena Lomachenko |
| Children(s) | Viktoriia Lomachenko, Anatoly Lomachenko |
Vasyl Lomachenko is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on February 17, 1988 in Ukraine. Southpaw has had an extremely professional career that was extremely successful, winning gold medals at Olympic Games in 2008 as well as 2012 Olympics in featherweight and light and lightweight, respectively.
His first professional fight was a knockout triumph against Jose Ramirez on a card featuring His first pro fight was a knockout victory over Jose Ramirez on a card headlined by Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Timothy Bradley. fighting. Timothy Bradley.
After failing to make the fight happen earlier in the year, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti confirmed on September 28 that Lomachenko would defend his WBO title against 30 year old unbeaten Jamaican boxer Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs) at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on 26 November on HBO. In previous negotiations, Walters turned down a career-high $550,000 purse, even after Lomachenko offered him a further $300,000 from his own purse if Walters won. HBO provided the remainder of Walter’s purse for the fight to go ahead. The event marked Bob Arum’s 2,000th promoted card, as well as celebrating his 50th anniversary as a promoter.
Following a third successful defense, Lomachenko, still the reigning WBO featherweight champion decided to move up weight to super featherweight to challenge Román ‘Rocky’ Martínez (29-2-3, 17 KOs) for his WBO super featherweight title on 11 June 2016 at the Madison Square Garden Theater. Martinez was coming off a draw against Orlando Salido in September 2015, after he controversially defeated him in their first fight in April 2015 for the WBO title. Lomachenko became the fastest boxer to win a world title in two weight divisions knocking out Martinez in the 5th round of the world title fight. Lomachenko dominated the fight from the start with superior footwork, hand speed and slick punching from different angles. According to CompuBox, Lomachenko out-landed Martinez 87 to 34. After the fight, Lomachenko called out Orlando Salido, “Hey Salido, I’m ready to fight you at any time, before the Vargas fight, I told him to win the fight but I never told him I wasn’t going to fight him if he didn’t, so let’s do it. I want to revenge Salido for my fans and give them a win over him.” Lomachenko was paid $850,000 for the bout, at the time a career-high purse.
He was taught under the tutelage of his dad Anatoly Lomachenko.
Vasyl Lomachenko Net Worth
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Vasyl Lomachenko is one of the richest Boxer from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vasyl Lomachenko 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He played hockey in his youth in Ukraine.
He became a professional in 2013, joining Bob Arum’s Top Rank.
It was announced prior to Lomachenko’s mandatory fight against Piriyapinyo that the winner would next fight 28 year old Puerto Rican boxer Gamalier Rodriguez (25-2-3, 17 KOs). Rodriguez earned the title shot after knocking out Martin Cardona. The fight was announced to take place on 2 May 2015 on the under-card of Mayweather-Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Prior to the fight, Rodriguez was on a 17-fight winning streak dating back to 2010, where the fight resulted in a first round technical draw. Top Rank announced before the fight that Lomachenko had signed a five-year contract extension. On fight night, Lomachenko retained his WBO title against Rodriguez via a ninth-round KO victory. Lomachenko’s speed and precision was too much for Rodriguez, who took a knee twice in the fight, once in the seventh and again in the ninth, which ended the bout. He was also docked a point by referee in fifth round for a low blow. Lomachenko landed 227 of 586 punches thrown (39%) compared to Rodriguez who landed only 55 of 285 (19%). After the fight, Lomachenko spoke through a translator about his performance, “I was just boxing for the fans, having a good time out there.” Top Rank were hoping to match Lomachenko with then-WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters in a unification fight. Lomachenko had a $750,000 purse for the defence.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 61 kg |
Vasyl Lomachenko height 5 ft 7 in Vasyl weight 61 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Vasyl Lomachenko Dating?
According to our records, Vasyl Lomachenko married to Elena Lomachenko. As of December 1, 2023, Vasyl Lomachenko’s is not dating anyone.
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At the 2007 World Championships in Chicago, he won silver by beating Abner Cotto in the first round, Theodoros Papazov, Mikhail Bernadski, Arturo Santos Reyes, and Li Yang in the semifinal to reach fellow southpaw and Russian favorite Albert Selimov, to whom he lost 11–16.
Facts & Trivia
Vasyl Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Vasyl Lomachenko celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.
Lomachenko won gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He beat his five opponents by an astonishing 45 point margin, outscoring them 58–13, en route to his first gold medal at the senior level. He was subsequently named the outstanding boxer of the tournament and awarded the Val Barker Trophy. Additionally, he won gold again that year to also become continental champion at the European Championships in Liverpool.
Is Lomachenko fighting for Ukraine?
Lomachenko, 34, joined a territorial defense battalion in Ukraine last month and flew from Greece to his home outside of Odesa to be with his family. Kambosos’ promoter, Lou DiBella, told ESPN on Monday that Lomachenko has chosen to stay in Ukraine rather than leave the country for training camp.
Where is Vasyl Lomachenko now?
Lomachenko had agreed to a deal last month for a fight with Kambosos on June 5 in Melbourne, Australia, but the two-time Olympic gold medalist has elected to remain in Ukraine with his family rather than leave the country for training camp, Kambosos’ promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN on Monday.
Is Lomachenko still in Ukraine?
Vasiliy Lomachenko’s only fight for the foreseeable future will be for his home country against Russia, according to his manager in a brief interview for TMZ Sports. Lomachenko has decided to remain in Ukraine until the war is over.
Is Lomachenko the best boxer ever?
What cannot be disputed is that Lomachenko is the greatest amateur boxer of all time , with only one defeat in 396 bouts. He won the featherweight Olympic gold medal and was awarded the prestigious Val Barker Trophy for the most outstanding boxer at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Did Klitschko brothers ever fight?
2013–2015: Wladimir dominance The brothers have a combined professional boxing record of 109 wins (94 KO’s) and 7 defeats, including 46 world title fights.