Vasiliy Lomachenko may well be on a charming crash direction with Shakur Stevenson if he overcomes the problem of George Kambosos Jr on Saturday night time, says Lead Rank CEO Bob Arum.
Ukrainian admirable Lomachenko will advance i’m sick below to tussle Kambosos for the IBF light-weight international name, with the pair having up to now been i’m ready to satisfy for undisputed honours prior to Lomachenko elected to go back to his house nation following the Russian invasion.
Lomachenko enters at the again of his divisive unanimous determination defeat to Devin Haney utmost Might, hour Kambosos returned to profitable techniques when he beat Maxi Hughes in July following back-to-back losses to Haney.
“Kambosos is a real threat. He can get up for a fight, he’s very talented, Lomachenko is super talented,” Arum advised Sky Sports activities.
“However once more there may be his generation, specifically within the lighter weight sections the place generation is extra of an element than within the heavyweight sections.
“But hopefully Lomachenko is able to rise to the occasion and win the title, because there’s no fighter that I enjoy watching more than Lomachenko. He’s a really great technician.”
Stevenson lately holds the WBC light-weight belt, Gervonta Davis reigns because the WBA champion hour the IBF, WBO and Ring titles stay vacant.
Stevenson has asserted himself as one among boxing’s maximum talented superstars, cruising to a 21-0 skilled document on the generation of 26-0 and looming as one part of a possible mega-fight with Lomachenko.
“I have this other fighter Shakur Stevenson, who is also a great technician,” Arum added.
“So if Lomachenko wins and Shakur, who is scheduled to fight in July wins, then for the fall to do a Lomachenko-Shakur fight, every serious boxing fan will be watching that in awe between two great technicians fighting for a unified title.
“Let’s see what occurs. Kambosos may be very superb. Although he doesn’t come from Perth he’s combating on house length because of this one thing.
“I’m looking forward to it, it’s going to be sold out in Perth.”
Lomachenko’s strike with Kambosos Jr options as a part of a marquee Might for boxing, the year starting with undisputed champion Naoya Inoue’s tussle towards Luis Nery in Japan prior to heading to Saudi Arabia to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion from Tyson Anger and Oleksandr Usyk.
“My travel schedule is Japan, Perth and then getting to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the Fury-Usyk fight and then going to England for the fight in Leeds with Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, and then back to Saudi for a great fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol (in June) for the undisputed light heavyweight title, and then back to New York for our great Puerto Rican Day Parade show,” stated Arum.
Monitor Lauren Worth problem Jessica McCaskill in her first ever international name tussle from Cardiff on Saturday Might 11, live to tell the tale Sky Sports activities; Vasiliy Lomachenko upcoming faces George Kambosos Jr in Perth, Australia on Sunday, Might 12.