At Vasily Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) there may be chances to regain the lightweight championship belts. The new star of this weight limit George Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) defeated Lee Selby in the eliminator on foreign territory, then also on the territory of his opponent he beat the clear favorite Teofimo Lopez, and took the IBF, WBA and WBO belts of 61.2 kilograms from him. A year earlier, Lopez did the same with Lomachenko.
Lomachenko has been one of the main stars of the Top Rank promotion organization for many years, and has recently made it clear to his promoter that he wants to regain his championship belts.
Kambosos dreams of defending the belts in his homeland, and plans to do so on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Theoretically, Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) remains for him, but the teams of Kambosos and Lomachenko, according to ESPN, have already reached a preliminary agreement. Lomachenko agreed to fight in Australia, which was demanded by the new champion.
The Ukrainian agreed to the terms of the proposed contract, agreed to a fee and a very important point: if he defeats Kambosos, he will have to return to Australia and give him revenge. The contract with the current champion has not yet been signed, the Australian representatives are waiting for the end of negotiations with Haney, the WBC champion.
If Kambosos chooses Lomachenko, and it may be a matter of time, the fight will take place on Sunday afternoon local time so that the Americans can watch it on Saturday evening in prime time, where ESPN will show him overseas. About 55,000 fans will be able to visit the stadium and see the match live.
“Give me a fight with Kambosos. I am ready to donate financially for the return of the championship belts, ”said Lomachenko.
“I will accept the same offer as Lomachenko,” Devin Haney said in turn.
