Vasyl Lomachenko Blames Floyd Mayweather for Holding Back One of the Biggest Fights at Lightweight

Vasyl Lomachenko is currently preparing for his fight against Richard Commey. Lomachenko will take on the Ghanaian boxer at the Madison Square Garden in New York. This is a very important fight for ‘Hi-Tech’ as he looks to advance to another title shot.

Ahead of his fight, Lomachenko spoke about potentially fighting Gervonta Davis. Floyd Mayweather’s protege ‘Tank’ just came off an impressive win against Isaac Cruz earlier this month.

Vasyl Lomachenko on Gervonta Davis: “I always said I’m open for the fight, but you know boxing politics. Floyd Mayweather said every time, ‘We have our way and forget about us, we’re making money.’ They fight only on Showtime and with guys who they believe they can [beat].”

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) December 10, 2021

Per Michael Benson, Lomachenko said: “I always said I’m open for the fight, but you know boxing politics. Floyd Mayweather said every time, ‘We have our way and forget about us, we’re making money.’ They fight only on Showtime and with guys who they believe they can [beat].” 

The Ukrainian taking on ‘Tank’ would be one of the most interesting fights in the division. Lomachenko is one of the greatest boxers in the division, if not the world.

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Powerhouse @Gervontaa heads to the ring in the house that Kobe built #DavisCruz starts NOW: https://t.co/YYYw1V8p7D pic.twitter.com/XOnOZOXvCy

— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) December 6, 2021

‘Tank’, on the other hand, is on his way to cement his boxing legacy as one of the greatest boxers in the world under the tutelage of ‘Money’ Mayweather. Together, the pair have made Davis one of the biggest draws in boxing as of now.

The fight against Isaac Cruz is a testament to how far they’ve come together. Although he did not fight against a very well-known fighter, the fight drew a lot of attention and all the stars and celebrities showed out to support ‘Tank‘ at the Staples Center.

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Bob Arum reveals his plan for Vasyl Lomachenko 

Bob Arum has plans on setting up a title fight for Vasyl Lomachenko. The Top Rank promoter revealed that he wants to set up a Vasyl Lomachenko vs Shakur Stevenson fight for the WBO title.

“Loma-Shakur, that’s the fight I want to make,” Arum told World Boxing News. “I think that’s a great fight. Whether it’s at 135 pounds of 130 or at a catchweight. I don’t need it for a title.”

Bob Arum has said they’ve been led to believe that the WBO are going to order Vasyl Lomachenko as mandatory for George Kambosos Jr. He added that they’d be happy to do it in Australia, if the pandemic allows it. [@FightHype]

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) December 8, 2021

“Loma-Shakur is a major pay-per-view fight. Valdez-Navarrete is a great Hispanic attraction (on ESPN).” 

Although Lomachenko has not reacted to Arum’s plans yet, he has some plans of his own. Per Michael Benson, Bob Arum revealed that the WBO may order Vasyl Lomachenko as a mandatory challenger to George Kambosos Jr. if he manages to win against Richard Commey.

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