Former world champion in three weight categories Vasily Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) on the night of Saturday to Sunday - from December 11 to December 12 - in New York at Madison Square Garden, he will fight with former IBF lightweight title holder Richard.
TSN Prosport will tell you everything you need to know about this fight.
How boxers prepared for a fight At the end of October, Lomachenko went to Los Angeles, where he began an active phase of preparation for this fight. The Ukrainian spent a lot of time in the gym, and also often jogged on the sand.. Meanwhile, his future opponent also paid a lot of attention to his physical form.. He trained hard in the gym and sparred in the ring.. How much Lomachenko and Kommy will earn for the fight According to the information of the publication Totalsportek Boxing, the 33-year-old Ukrainian is guaranteed to receive 750 thousand dollars for this fight, but the amount of his fee could rise to 2 million dollars if the plan to sell the rights to broadcast the fight is fulfilled.
As for Richard Commey, he will earn at least 250 thousand dollars, maximum 800 thousand.
For his preliminary battle against the Japanese Masayoshi Nakatani, Vasily Lomachenko also earned $ 2 million.
Who will perform in the undercard A Canadian of Ukrainian origin Alexander Teslenko (17-1, 13 KOs) will act as a warm-up for Lomachenko. He will enter the ring against the American heavyweight Jared Anderson (10-0, 10 KOs), who, according to rumors of Deontay Wilder's team (42-2-1, 41 KO), was able to knock out Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22.
Also on the undercard will be:.
2020 Olympics silver medalist Keishon Davis (3-0, 2 KOs) will face Mexican lightweight veteran Jose Zaragoza (8-3-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout.
Nico Ali Walsh (2-0, 2 KOs), grandson of Muhammad Ali, will pick the stronger Reyes Sanchez (6-0, 2 KOs) in a four-round bout.
Middleweight Xander Zayas (11-0, 8 KOs) will face Italian Alessio Mastronunzio (9-1, 3 KOs) in a six-round bout.
Welterweight boxer Pablo Valdez (5-0, 4 KOs) must fight Julio Cesar Sanchez (11-3, 6 KOs).
Calvin Davis (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Brian Emmanuel Ramirez (1-1-1, 1 KO).
John Bowza (15-0, 6 KOs) will fight Michael Williams Jr. (19-0, 12 KOs).
Featherweight boxer James Wilkins (9-2, 6 KOs) will fight Juan Tapia (10-3, 3 KOs).
Joe Ward (5-1, 2 KOs) vs. Britton Norwood (10-3-1, 7 KOs).
How much are tickets for the fight Lomachenko - Kommi Tickets for the fight started on November 2. They cost between $ 56 and $ 406. Currently, there are about one and a half thousand vacancies left among 20 789 possible.
Arena Press Conference The final pre-fight press conference will take place on December 9 at Chase Square in Madison Square Garden.. In addition to Lomachenko and Kommy, Alexander Teslenko and Jared Andereson will also take part in it.. It is expected that for communication with the press, and the event itself will be closed to fans, other boxers will also come to take part in the event..
Weigh-in and final duel of gazes The official weigh-in ceremony and duel of gazes will take place in one of the conference rooms of the Stewart Hotel.
The event will take place on Friday 10 December and will also be closed to fans. The approximate start time of the ceremony is 20:00 Kiev time.
Both boxers had previously lost to American Teofimo Lopez, who lost four championship titles in the light weight category in total..
In his last fight, which took place on the night of June 27, Lomachenko defeated Masayoshi Nakatani of Japan by technical knockout.;
On account of Lomachenko 15 wins (11 - by knockout) and 2 defeats in the professional ring.