Lomachenko to return in April against Lopez vs Commey winner

Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Lomachenko

In April Vasyl Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) will hold his next fight as a pro. The fighter, who is considered as one of the best P4P in the world, will face the winner of the fight between Teofimo Lopez (14-0, 11 KOs) and  Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs).

This fight will take place on December 14 in New York. Lopez and Commey will fight for IBF lightweight title, which belongs to the African boxer. Lomachenko holds WBA, WBO and WBC belts in the same weight category.

This year, the Ukrainian had two fights. In April, he knocked out Anthony Crolla, and in August he defeated the Olympic champion Luke Campbell on points.

Top Rank organization also plans to organize a fight between Lomachenko and Naoya Inoue at the end of the next year. It is yet unknown in what weight category this fight can take place.