On November 26, 2016, a 30-year-old Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight WBO title held by 28-year-old Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs).
Walters came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 7 days. Lomachenko was on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Vasyl Lomachenko is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 7-1 (5 KOs), while Walters adds a loss to his record at 26-1-1.