On Saturday, May 12th, reigning WBO junior lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) moves up to the 135-pound division for a major showdown with WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs), in what is arguably on paper the best boxing match of 2018. The card will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York, an upgrade from Lomachenko’s last bout, which was held at the MSG Theater.
Ukraine’s Lomachenko is regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and decorated amateur became a world champion in just his third professional fight, and he’s made his last four opponents either quit or have their cornermen stop it.