The bout will take place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Promotion company Top Rank has officially confirmed that the former world champion in three divisions Vasily Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) will return to the ring on October 29 in a duel with Jemaine Ortiz (16-0-1, 8 KOs). The fight will take place at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York.
Initially, the fight was scheduled to take place on October 22, but a more convenient date for the card has appeared. Artur Beterbiev has rescheduled his mandatory WBO title defense with Anthony Yarde due to injury to early 2023. Thus, the duel of the Ukrainian will be the main event of the evening in New York.
In case of victory, the Ukrainian expects to fight with the undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney. It is reported that Haney and his father are interested in fighting Vasily. Before that, the American will have a rematch with former champion George Kambosos Jr. on the night of October 16 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
Lomachenko had his last fight in December last year, defeating Richard Commey by unanimous decision. Subsequently, Vasily could fight with George Kambosos, but refused it against the backdrop of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗫 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗡
🇺🇦 @VasylLomachenko will return in a 12-round main event against undefeated contender @TechnicianOrtiz Saturday, October 29. pic.twitter.com/QKp0JGtrGS
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) September 12, 2022
Source: Sportarena
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