A live broadcast of the boxing event from New York, where at the famous arena of Madison Square Garden, Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko once again tries to rewrite history and become world champion in his third weight category in his just 12th fight at the pros. The Ukrainian will face the strongest lightweight boxer, WBA champion Jorge Linares, who last lost in 2012.
Jorge Linares and Vasyl Lomachenko removed the last obstacle on the way to their fight on May 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York with the title of lightweight champion at stake. Linares and Lomachenko showed on the scales the same mark of 134.6 pounds (61.05 kg).
Ukrainian Fedir Cherkashyn (8-0, 5 KOs), who recently signed a contract with the Polish promotional organization Knockout Promotions, and his opponent for the 8-round fight at the boxing evening in Polish Walsz Daniel Urbanski (21-23-3, 5 KOs) passed official weighing procedure. Cherkashyn was 74.5 kg, Urbanski - 72.5 kg. After the scales the opponents staged the long and tense face off.
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.
