Lomachenko vs Campbell – Recap

Lomachenko Dominates in Clash of Olympic Gold Medalists

Seeks to Unify the Lightweight Division

August 31^st, 2019

Jan Perez

Two-time Olympic gold medalist, Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-1, 14 KOs) has climbed to the top of boxings pound-for-pound rankings with just 16 fights on his resume, and Saturday’s unanimous decision victory over Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 Kos), an Olympic gold medalist himself, proved why Lomachenko is so often referred to as the most talented fighter in all of boxing.

            The fight started out slow with both fighters measuring their distances and finding ways to implement their game plans in the first round, with Campbell landing the only significant shot, an overhand left hook to close out the round. Lomachenko quickly responded in the following round, and never looked back. “The Matrix” as Lomachenko is often referred to, began using his full arsenal, with devastating combination punching, mesmerizing footwork, and blistering hand speed.

            As the rounds went on, the fight kept slipping away from Campbell, and it became clear he didn’t have a solution to nullify Lomachenko’s attack. Lomachenko proceeded to knock down the much taller Campbell in the 11^th round with a vicious body shot and nearly stopped him, he won with wide scores of 119-108, 119-108, 118-109. Campbell was humble in defeat. When asked how good Lomachenko was, Campbell said “He just beat me. So, he’s very good. He’s a special fighter, and we all knew he was a special fighter. This is boxing, and we train to win. Obviously, I’m disappointed in myself for not getting the victory. Tonight was Lomachenko’s night, and my time will come.”

Lomachenko now claims the WBC, WBO, and WBA lightweight world titles. “Of course, I want to fight for the fourth belt. Of course, I want to fight with the Commey-Lopez winner. I want to fight with Teofimo Lopez, but I do not think he will win this fight against Commey.” Lomachenko said. With his sights set on unifying the 135lb division, he’ll have to wait until 2020 to get the chance to add the IBF belt and unify the lightweight division, as Commey and Lopez are fighting later this December.. If Lomachenko successfully unifies, he stated that he will be moving back down to his natural weight class of 130lbs at super featherweight, where he looks to take on the younger up and coming talent that’s taken that division by storm.