Bob Arum announced the next lightweight title fight.
The head of the promotional company Top Rank, Bob Arum, spoke about the future of Vasily Lomachenko, who continued his boxing career.
According to the functionary, if the Ukrainian defeats Jemaine Ortiz, he will have the opportunity to fight for the title of the undisputed world lightweight champion.
“For Haney to get the Kambosos fight, we agreed that if he wins in Australia, there will be a rematch. Haney has an additional incentive, because if Devin wins again, he will have heard the news which is one of my favorites. the fighter, Vasily Lomachenko, returned to the US, and his entire family left Ukraine.”
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“Loma will return to the ring one to two weeks after the Haney-Kambosos rematch. We hope he will perform at Madison Square Garden in New York where we will give a powerful tribute to the Ukrainian people. He will fight Jemaine Ortiz, good and tough If he succeeds in this fight, in early 2023 we will fix a big fight – Lomachenko will try to regain his titles against Devin Haney,” Sky Sports quoted Arum as saying.
It can be remembered that the fight between Lomachenko and Ortiz is scheduled for October 29. Earlier, WBC President Mauricio Suleiman assessed Lomachenko’s prospects.
Source: korrespondent
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