Olympic boxing champion Evgeny Tishchenko of Russia scored the fourth victory in the pro ranks. In the 8-round bout in Yekaterinburg, Tishchenko beat José Gregorio Ulrich of Argentina by unanimous decision.
Heavyweight Ivan Dychko (7-0, 7 KOs) of Kazakhstan, bronze medalist of the 2012 London Olympics, drew a parallel between work in training camps of former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs).
Denis Lebedev of Russia will fight Lawrence Okolie of UK for the WBA cruiserweight title, which will become vacant after the transfer of the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk to the heavyweights.
The WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) admitted that he nearly crashed twice in his car: “There were no serious accidents, thank God, but there were some that could be on the verge.
The WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko admitted that he could end his career at 33 years old. But before that he will have to win all the titles and become the undisputed champion.
After the official announcement of the championship fight in lightweight division between the Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) and Anthony Crolla (34-6-3, 13 KOs), the bookmakers began to take bets on this fight.
British lightweight Anthony Crolla believes that he can defeat WBA and WBO champion Vasyl Lomachenko and take his titles: “I believe I can win the world title again, and that’s what I’m fighting for. This is the biggest fight that can be arranged for me. I deserved it, I got this chance for a reason. Since I lost my title in a fight with Jorge Linares, I came back and got three solid victories.
The heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jarrell Miller met in New York at the first press conference before their title heavyweight bout on June 1.
The famous British promoter Eddie Hearn, representing the interests of Anthony Crolla, officially announced that his fighter will meet the WBA and WBO lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko. The meeting will take place on April 12 at the Staples Center arena in Los Angeles.
Jarrell Miller has accused the heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua of using illegal drugs while gaining weight. This was reported by the British tabloid The Sun. The American indicted Joshua during a joint press conference in New York on February 19. A spokesman for Joshua said that Miller’s accusations are false.
