In front of a sold-out crowd of 5,312 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko unified two belts in his division. After 12 rounds, he beat WBO champion Jose Pedraza. It wasn’t easy and Pedraza halted Lomachenko's eight-bout knockout streak, but Lomachenko (12-1 9 KOs,) defeated Pedraza (25-2, 12 KOs) via unanimous decision with two knockdowns in the 11th. Scores were 119-107 and 117-109 twice.
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jose Pedraza. Highlights of the fight
Andrew Karlov
Dec. 9, 2018, 2:18 a.m.
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