Lomachenko: "I need 4 lightweight championship belts"

Andrew Karlov Dec. 9, 2021, 7:06 a.m.
Vasily Lomachenko

The next step in Lomachenko's career will be Saturday's fight with another ex-lightweight champion Richard Commey (30-3, 27 KOs). After which, perhaps, he will be able to fight with George Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs), holder of IBF, WBA and WBO belts. The last WBC title belongs to Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs).

“If someone feels strong, he doesn't talk about it, but the truth is that hardly anyone wants to sign a contract to fight with me. I want to be the world champion again, but a real champion with all belts. Because the truth is, if you have one of the four belts, you cannot be called a real champion. Only a combined champion with four titles can be called that. One, two or even three belts are still not enough. To this day, I believe that I did not lose to Teofimo Lopez, but this fight gave me strength and, above all, motivation. Many great boxers have lost in the past and then come back better, but I still believe that Lopez did not beat me then," said the former world featherweight champion, super featherweight and lightweight champion.

“My goals remain the same. I want to collect all the trophies and become the undisputed lightweight champion. If I have a chance, I will definitely use it,” added Lomachenko.

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