Vasiliy Lomachenko: Three-weight world champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist retires from boxing aged 37 | Boxing Information
Vasiliy Lomachenko has introduced his retirement from boxing on the age of 37, hanging up his gloves as one of many best fighters within the sport’s historical past.
The Ukrainian walks away as a three-weight world champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist having beforehand compiled a staggering novice file of 396-1.
Lomachenko final fought in Might 2024 when he defeated Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. in an Eleventh-round stoppage, and finishes with knowledgeable file of 18-3.
He confirmed his retirement in a message posted to social media on Thursday.
“I am grateful for each victory and defeat contained in the ring and out of doors the ring,” mentioned Lomachenko. “I am grateful that as my profession involves an finish, I’ve gained readability concerning the path an individual should take to be able to obtain true victory, not simply within the ring.
“I thank god for my sincere and fantastic and type mother and father for his or her care, love and heat I’ve felt all through my life. My father taught me not solely boxing, however methods to be a job mannequin for my very own youngsters.
“I’ve made many errors in life and within the gymnasium however he was at all times by my facet, correcting me when wanted. I’ve many heat recollections.
“To my household, you’ve gotten at all times stood by me. You shared in my victories and also you felt the ache of my losses. These losses solely made us stronger.”
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Vasiliy Lomachenko stopped George Kambosos Jr within the Eleventh spherical to win the IBF light-weight title in Perth.
Lomachenko, who clinched gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, received world championships at three weight divisions throughout featherweight, super-featherweight and light-weight throughout his skilled profession, reigning as unified world champion at light-weight.
His first world title got here in simply his third battle when he beat Gary Russell Jr. through majority determination in June 2014, earlier than stopping Roman Martinez within the fifth spherical to win the WBO junior-lightweight title in June 2016 after which stopping Jorge Linares to safe The Ring and WBA light-weight belts in Might 2018.
He would go on to beat British duo Anthony Crolla and Luke Campbell amid a star-studded resume, which incorporates defeats to Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney, the latter proving a thriller in Might 2023.
Lomachenko had seemingly been in line to face Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in one other mega-fight for the load class, just for negotiations to interrupt down.