No matter how for Jorge Linares the upcoming fight on May 12 in New York against Vasyl Lomachenko would be - a victory or defeat - Venezuelan is already a winner in life. At the photo - Jorge with his wife Michelle.
WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares and two-time Olympic champion Vasyl Lomachenko for the first time had a chance to meet face to face at the final press conference before their fight on May 12 at the legendary Madison Square Garden arena. Before the fight the boxers need just to make weight on Friday and to enter the ring on Saturday. In the US, this evening of boxing will be broadcasted by ESPN. The main battle of the evening is organized jointly by two promotion companies - Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.
The head of the promotion company Top Rank Bob Arum, who no longer works with ex-world champion in eight weight classes Manny Pacquiao, said that his former ward could still fight the WBO super lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko.
World lightweight champion Jorge Linares and challenger for his title Vasyl Lomachenko held an open training session in Manhattan, where on May 12, at Madison Square Garden they will fight at the historic arena. In case of victory, Lomachenko will become the world champion in the third weight category in his 12th fight in pros.
Watch the interview of WBO light heavyweight champion Sergei Kovalev, in which the Russian tells about his attitude to mixed martial arts, meeting with TJ Dillashaw and sharing his expectations from his next fight.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury continues preparations for his return, scheduled for June 9 in Manchester. Tyson had his last fight two and a half years ago, when in November 2015 he scored a sensational victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Since the victory over Wladimir Fury was stripped of his titles, disqualified and gained much weight. On the eve of the return, according to the pictures from social networks, Tyson is seriously determined to regain his former shape.
According to ESPN, the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) will be in the super lightweights and the bantamweights. However, in the second season there may be a third weight, but the probability of this remains unconfirmed.
On May 12 in New York Vasyl Lomachenko will face WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares and try to become the world champion in his third weight class. At the moment, Lomachenko continues to own the WBO title in the super featherweight division, and the organization's leadership obliged the Ukrainian to take a decision on this title within 10 days after the battle with Linares, no matter what its outcome would be.
World lightweight champion Jorge Linares, who will meet the two-time Olympic champion Vasyl Lomachenko on May 12 in New York, is confident that he is a "non-ordinary" boxer, and the Ukrainian should understand that it will be no easy walk for him in the upcoming fight.
Briton Callum Johnson (17-0, 12 KOs) may be the next opponent of the IBF light heavyweight champion Arthur Beterbiev (12-0, 12 KOs). IBF obliged the parties to begin negotiations. At the moment, neither the place nor the date of this fight is known.
