Oleksandr Usyk (11-0, 10 KOs), from Kiev, Ukraine, and a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will be defending his WBO cruiserweight world title against Top-10 contender Michael Hunter (12-0, 8 KOs), from Las Vegas, Nev. This Saturday, the American introduction of Usyk continues with an HBO-televised title defense at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (12-0, 10 KOs), from Kharkiv, Ukraine, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, enters this fight having won 10 of his last 12 fights by knockout. He will be defending his NABF light heavyweight title against Yuniesky Gonzalez (18-2, 14 KOs), a native of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, who lives and trains in Miami, Fla.
Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO world super featherweight championship against Camden, New Jersey, native Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. HBO will televise their 12-round fight as the main event of a «World Championship Boxing» tripleheader from MGM National Harbor, a new casino & resort just outside of Washington, D.C.
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger and interim beltholder Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) Saturday, May 20 in the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Vasly Lomachenko 129.6 vs Jason Sosa 130 (originally 130.2)
Oleksander Gvozdyk 174.2 vs Yunieski Gonzalez 174.8
Mike Hunter 198.0 vs Oleksandr Usyk -199.4
Mike Reed 141.2 vs Reyes Sanchez 141.4
Jesse Hart 168.0 vs Alan Campa 165.6
Egidijus Kavaliausks 148.2 vs Ramses Agaton 147.0
Patrick Harris 136.0 vs Omar Garcia 136.6
Terry Flanagan 134.5 vs. Petr Petrov 134.6
(WBO lightweight title)
HBO Boxing Insider Kieran Mulvaney speaks to Ukrainian fighters Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Oleksandr Usyk in Washington, D.C. ahead of Saturday's triple-header showdown. Lomachenko vs. Jason Sosa happens Saturday, April 8 live on HBO beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO world super featherweight championship against Camden, New Jersey, native Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. HBO will televise their 12-round fight as the main event of a «World Championship Boxing» tripleheader from MGM National Harbor, a new casino & resort just outside of Washington, D.C.
WBO world super featherweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) and Camden, New Jersey, native Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) pose at Thursday’s final press conference before their HBO clash on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
HBO Boxing Insider Kieran Mulvaney goes one on one with Vasyl Lomachenko and Jason Sosa. Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO world super featherweight championship against Camden, New Jersey, native Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. HBO will televise their 12-round fight as the main event of a «World Championship Boxing» tripleheader from MGM National Harbor, a new casino & resort just outside of Washington, D.C.
