WBO super featherweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) scored a stoppage victory over Miguel Marriaga (25-3, 21 KOs) after the Colombian corner refused to continue the fight after the seventh round. Thus, Lomachenko for the third time defended his title and earned sixth consecutive TKO victory.
Purses on the contracts per the California State Athletic Commission for tonight's ESPN/Top Rank card: Vasyl Lomachenko $750k, Miguel Marriaga $50k, Ray Beltran $100k, Bryan Vasquez $10k.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, USA, in the main event of which WBO super featherweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) will meet Colombian Miguel Marriaga (25-2, 21 KOs). The beginning of the broadcast at 7p ET/4p PT.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in radio broadcast said that Russian president Vladimir Putin has banned Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Migel Marriaga fight in Russia because Lormachenko is Ukrainian. And the White House has banned ESPN Saturday because American president Donald Trump does whatever Putin asks.
In the ESPN-televised co-main event from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Ukraine’s Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (19-1, 16 KOs) captured the vacant WBC USNBC Light Heavyweight title with a seventh round stoppage of previously unbeaten Todd Unthank-May (10-1-1, 4 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round bout.
The reigning WBO super-featherweight world champion Vasily Lomachenko selected his gloves for a fight against Miguel Marriaga on August 5 in Los Angeles. The Ukrainian opted for the yellow Rival, whose production is handled by his cataman Russ Anber.
Vasyl Lomachenko 130 vs. Miguel Marriaga 129.8
(WBO super featherweight title)
WBO World Champion Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) and Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) both confident before the first ever contest of the World Boxing Super Series, the cruiserweight quarter-final at the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin on September 9th.
As training for Aug. 5th winds down, the final episode of Camp Life: WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko shows you what it’s like to spar the champ. Hint: it ain’t easy.
In the 2nd episode of Camp Life: WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko temporarily pauses training for a much-needed break in his intense physical and mental preparations for Aug. 5th showdown with Miguel Marriaga on ESPN.
