World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) will rise in two weight categories for the fight versus Vasily Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs). Despite his underdog status the Cuban wrote in his Twitter that he was ready to destroy the Ukrainian:
" I cannot walk on my hands, but on December 9 I will walk all over you," stated Rigondeaux.
— Guillermo Rigondeaux (@RigoElChacal305) November 19, 2017