Unification lightweight bout for the three titles between two Olympic champions Vasyl Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs) was officially announced. The meeting will be held on August 31 at the O2 Arena in London. WBA and WBO titles, owned by the Ukrainian, and vacant WBC belt will be at stake in this bout. In the US this night of boxing will take place in the broadcast at ESPN, in the UK it will be shown on the paid broadcast on Sky Sports.
For Lomachenko this will be the first performance in the UK since 2012 when he won his second Olympic gold medal. Campbell took his Olympic gold medal also at these games.