Pound-for-pound star and WBO super-featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko defenses against Jason Sosa on Saturday April 8th. Two-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko will be out to continue his surge through the 130-pound division. He recorded a stunning victory over the previously undefeated and formidable champion Nicholas Walters in his last outing, as his masterful performance forced the Jamaican to quit.
He now takes on 28-year-old Sosa, who has only one loss on his record in 25 fights, and goes into the fight as the WBA super-featherweight world champion. Taking place at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Lomachenko is ready for Sosa and anyone who comes his way.
“I would like to thank Jason Sosa, who unlike the other champions, agreed to take this fight to determine the best in this weight division, even though everyone knows I am the division’s Papi,” said Lomachenko.
“I moved up to 130 pounds hoping champions in this division were not cowards like those at 126 pounds. It looks like I was wrong. To all the other ‘champions’ in the 126 pound and 130 pound divisions, I say this to you, ‘You are not champions, you are businessmen - bad businessmen. By avoiding risks, you cheat the boxing fans and that is bad business.’
“I came to this sport to prove to myself and others that I am this big and loud champion. So, while all of you continue to hide from me, I am going forward to achieve my goals. My next step is on April 8th. See you there!,” he said.
Sosa knows the challenge which awaits but is undaunted at the prospect of facing Lomachenko.
“We understand that this is the most difficult fight of our career due to the fact that we are fighting the best fighter – Vasyl Lomachenko – in the history of amateur boxing,” said Sosa.
“The beauty of all of this is that I only had three amateur fights and will prove to the world that we are by far the better fighter,” he said.
