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Ukraine boxing icon Vasiliy Lomachenko announces retiring from fighting aged 37

Former three-weight world champion boxing icon, Vasiliy Lomachenko has today confirmed his retirement from professional boxing aged 37, bringing down the curtain on one of the most heralded career’s in the history of the sport.

Lomachenko, who held gold at the likes of the featherweight and lightweight limits in the ring, is also a two-time Olympic gold medal winner, winning back-to-back tournaments at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Games.

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Revered for his stellar amateur career, which spanned a dizzying near 400 fights, Vasiliy Lomachenko made the transition to professional boxing back in 2013.