Vasyl Lomachenko

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Boxer-puncher: /* Notes */ Kazuto Ioka technically did not hold the record for fewest pro fights to become a three-division titleholder. Two of these world titles were WBA "Regular" secondary titles. Fenech captured all three titles in full, as did Lomachenko.

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*'''Trainer:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (father) (2013-present)
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2013-present)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]] (2013-present)

== Career Overview ==
'''Vasyl Lomachenko''' is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer who won the Featherweight Olympic Gold medal and was awarded the prestigious [[Val Barker Trophy]] for the most "Outstanding Boxer" at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Also in 2008, Lomachenko won the gold medal at the European Amateur Championships.

Lomachenko went on to win the gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Championships, where he conceded only seven points in the whole tournament despite breaking his hand in the tournament.

In 2011, Lomachenko moved up to the lightweight division where he captured the gold medal at the World Amateur Championships. In 2012, he won the Olympic Gold medal at the Olympic Games in London, England.

He finished his amateur career with a claimed career record of 396-1, with his only loss avenged twice.

Former Olympic gold medalist [[Istvan Kovacs]] said of Lomachenko: “Thank God there was no Lomachenko in my division at the time, I never saw a fighter like him before.”

After winning the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, Lomachenko entered the World Series of Boxing 2012/2013 as a lightweight representing the “Ukraine Otamans”, where he amassed a record of 6-0 in 5-round bouts, scoring knockdowns on most of his opponents.

In August 2013, Lomachenko turned professional after signing for [[Top Rank]].

== Amateur Career ==
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In 2004 he became the Junior flyweight European U-17 champion, in 2006 he won the Junior World Championships, where he beat future Bantamweight World Champion and fellow southpaw [[Sergey Vodopyanov]].

Next year at the (seniors) World Championships 2007 in Chicago he won the silver medal in the Featherweight class, and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. In the first round, he drew [[Albert Selimov]], the man who defeated him in the World Amateur Championships. However, Lomachenko was able to avenge the loss.

2012 Olympic Games - Gold, 2011 AIBA World Championship - Gold , 2010 National Championship - Gold, 2009 AIBA World Championship - Gold , 2009 National Championship - Gold, 2008 Olympic Games - Gold, 2008 Continental Championship - Gold, 2007 AIBA World Championship - Silver, 2006 AIBA Junior World Championship - Gold, 2004 Junior European U-17 Championship - Gold

== Olympic Games Results ==
'''2008''' (as a featherweight)
*Defeated [[Albert Selimov]] (Russia) 14-7
*Defeated [[Bahodirjon Sultonov]] (Uzbekistan) 13-1
*Defeated [[Li Yang]] (China) 12-3
*Defeated [[Yakup Kilic]] (Turkey) 10-1
*Defeated [[Khedafi Djelkhir]] (France) RSC 1 (1:51)

'''2012''' (as a lightweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Wellington Arias Romero]] (Dominican Republic) 15-3
*Defeated [[Felix Verdejo]] (Puerto Rico) 14-9
*Defeated [[Yasniel Toledo]] (Cuba) 14-11
*Defeated [[Han Soon-Chul]] (South Korea) 19-9

== World Amateur Championships Results ==
'''2006 - World Junior Championships''' (as a flyweight)
*Defeated [[Alberto Portuondo]] (Cuba) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Rahim Najafov]] (Azerbaijan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Andrew Selby]] (Wales) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Sergey Vodopyanov]] (Russia) 37-17
*Defeated [[Derenik Gizhlaryan]] (Armenia) 34-14

'''2007 - World Championships''' (as a featherweight)
*Defeated [[Abner Cotto]] (Puerto Rico) 26-9
*Defeated [[Fedor Papazov|Theodoros Papazov]] (Greece) 19-5
*Defeated [[Mihail Biarnadski]] (Belarus) 21-6
*Defeated [[Arturo Santos Reyes]] (Mexico) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Li Yang]] (China) +13-13
*Lost to [[Albert Selimov]] (Russia) 11-16

'''2009 - World Championships''' (as a featherweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Mario Aleksic]] (Bosnia) 16-2
*Defeated [[Craig Evans]] (Wales) 15-1
*Defeated [[Branimir Stankovic]] (Serbia) 8-2
*Defeated [[Oscar Valdez]] (Mexico) 12-1
*Defeated [[Sergey Vodopyanov]] (Russia) 12-1

'''2011 - World Championships''' (as a lightweight)
*Defeated [[Lomalito Moala]] (Tonga) RSC 1
*Defeated [[Jose Carlos Ramirez]] (USA) 16-9
*Defeated [[Robson Conceição|Robson Conceicao]] (Brasil) 19-18 (initially Lomachenko lost 19-20, but after a controversial protest the decision was changed)
*Defeated [[Fazliddin Gaibnazarov]] (Uzbekistan) 18-10
*Defeated [[Domenico Valentino]] (Italy) 17-11
*Defeated [[Yasniel Toledo]] (Cuba) 17-12

== AIBA World Series of Boxing Results ==
'''2012/2013''' (as a lightweight) boxing for the Ukraine Otamans
*Defeated [[Sam Maxwell]] (British Lionhearts) 50-44 on all three scorecards
*Defeated [[Charly Suarez]] (Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder) 50-44 on all three scorecards
*Defeated [[Sam Maxwell]] (British Lionhearts) 50-45 on all three scorecards
*Defeated [[Albert Selimov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) 48-47, 48-47, 47-48
*Defeated [[Domenico Valentino]] (Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder) 50-45 on all three scorecards
*Defeated [[Samat Bashenov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) 49-45, 49-45, 50-44

==Professional Record==
*Has a record of 10-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 6-1 (5 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Gary Russell Jr]], [[Roman Martinez]], [[Nicholas Walters]], [[Jason Sosa]], [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]], and [[Jorge Linares]].
**Lost against [[Orlando Salido]].

==Awards & Recognitions==
*[[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] (2017)
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2017)

==Notes==
*Lomachenko became a two-division world champion in just seven professional fights breaking the record set by [[Naoya Inoue]] of eight fights set in 2014.
*Lomachenko became a three-division world champion in just twelve professional fights breaking the record set by [[Jeff Fenech]] of twenty fights set in 1988.
*Featured on the cover of the [[Ring Magazine: August 2017|August 2017]] issue of ''The Ring'' magazine

== External Link ==
*[http://lomachenko.com/ Official Website]

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before=[[Orlando Salido]]<br> Stripped (failed to make weight)|
title=[[WBO Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Oscar Valdez]]|
years=2014 Jun 21 – 2016 May<br>'''Vacated'''
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before=[[Roman Martinez]]|
title=[[WBO Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[-]]|
years=2016 Jun 11 – 2018 May 23<br>'''Vacated'''
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Jorge Linares]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2018 May 12 – present<br>'''Super Champion'''|
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[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Ukrainian Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Ukrainian World Champions]]

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