WBA and WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) was rightfully the enormous favorite over England’s Anthony Crolla (34-7-3, 13 KOs) in Friday night’s Top Rank on ESPN+ main event in Los Angeles, California. It’s one thing to be a humongous favorite, it’s another to actually justify such long odds.
Needless to say, Lomachenko didn’t waste much time.
Lomachenko completely schooled the tough but woefully overmatched former WBA champion, scoring a technical knockdown in round three before an actual KO in round four. It’s only the second time Crolla has ever been stopped, and he just had absolutely nothing for the Ukrainian star.