Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO world super featherweight championship against Camden, New Jersey, native Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. HBO will televise their 12-round fight as the main event of a «World Championship Boxing» tripleheader from MGM National Harbor, a new casino & resort just outside of Washington, D.C.
The middle bout is a ten-round light heavyweight fight that pits Oleksandr Gvozdyk (12-0, 10 KOs) against Yuniesky Gonzalez (18-2, 14 KOs). In the opener, undefeated fighters Aleksandr Usyk (11-0, 10 KOs) and Mike Hunter (12-0, 8 KOs) vie for a cruiserweight title.
So Lomachenko vs. Sosa happens Saturday, April 8 live on HBO beginning at 10pm ET/PT. It’s 3 a.m in UK and Boxnation will televise. In Ukraine the Ukrainian card will be shown on the local Inter channel with the start at 5 a.m. local time.
Don’t forget that Lomachenko-Sosa undercard bouts will be shown live on Top Rank site April 8, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Non-Televised on HBO Undercard Features Local Favorites Mike Reed and Patrick Harris, Plus No. 1 Super Middleweight Contender Jesse Hart.
