By: Hans Themistode
Vasiliy Lomachenko spent most of his life working and honing his boxing career. As a result, the Ukrainian boxer is proud to be the owner of two Olympic gold medals, numerous professional titles and is recognized worldwide as one of the best boxers on the planet.
Although the star eventually received fame and fortune, he did not care about it. Although the former unification light heavyweight has sat back and watched other 135-pound athletes such as Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia and WBC belt holder Devin Haney continue to attract a large following, Lomachenko was not intrigued. lead in the pursuit of their blueprint.
“I don’t want to play this game by their rules,” Lomachenko said recently. “I don’t want to be famous, I just want to be the best in boxing. I don’t want to change myself”.
Even when Lomachenko ducks for cover when the spotlight is on him, he often finds himself the center of attention. After winning championships at both 126 and 130 pounds, Lomachenko passed the lightweight competition. After his victory over Luke Campbell in 2019, Lomachenko is one belt away from becoming the undisputed world champion.
His dreams finally didn’t come true when Teofimo Lopez just unboxed and confused him during their October 17, 2020 match. Since then, Lomachenko has been trying to push his name near the line to earn another world championship chance.
In June 2021, the veteran Ukrainian became the first to stop highly ranked opponent Masayoshi Nakatani. Six months later, Lomachenko closed the year strong, winning in a decisive defeat against former belt holder Richard Commey.
Though his shoulders don’t have any world gold titles, Lomachenko has heard his name on the lips of current champions Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr. location.
“At the moment, no one wants to sign a contract because of a fight with me.”
