On May 12, 2018, a 30-year-old Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight titles held by 32-year-old Venezuelan boxer Jorge Linares (44-3, 27 KOs).
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Linares was on a 13-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 11-1 (9 KOs), while Linares adds a loss to his record at 44-4.
On December 9, 2017, the 29-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs), faced a 37-year-old Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Rigondeaux was on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Vasyl Lomachenko is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 10-1 (8 KOs), while Rigondeaux adds a loss to his record at 17-1.
On April 12, 2019, the 31-year-old WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs), faced a 32-year-old British boxer Anthony Crolla (33-6-3, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Crolla was on a 3-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 2 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Anthony Crolla via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles. Lomachenko improves his record to 13-1 (10 KOs), while Crolla adds a loss to his record at 33-7-3.
On June 11, 2016, a 28-year-old Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3 KOs) got a shot at the WBO super-featherweight title held by 33-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Román Martínez (29-2-3, 17 KOs).
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days. Martínez was on a 0-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 30 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped the champion via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO super-featherweight champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 6-1 (4 KOs), while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 29-3-3.
On November 26, 2016, the 28-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Jamaican boxer Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Walters was on a 0-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 7 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.
On April 8, 2017, the 29-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs), faced a 29-year-old American boxer Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days. Sosa was on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Vasyl Lomachenko is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 8-1 (6 KOs), while Sosa adds a loss to his record at 20-2-4.
On December 8, 2018, the 30-year-old WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs), and the 29-year-old WBO lightweight champion José Pedraza (25-1, 12 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days. Pedraza was on a 3-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko defeated José Pedraza via unanimous decision and unifies the WBA (Super), The Ring, and WBO lightweight titles. Lomachenko improves his record to 12-1, while Pedraza adds a loss to his record at 25-2.
On May 2, 2015, the 27-year-old WBO featherweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (3-1, 1 KO), faced a 28-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Gamalier Rodríguez (25-2-3, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days. Rodriguez was on a 17-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Gamalier Rodríguez via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO featherweight title. Lomachenko improves his record to 4-1 (2 KOs), while Rodriguez adds a loss to his record at 25-3-3.
On August 5, 2017, the 29-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Colombian boxer Miguel Marriaga (25-2, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Marriaga was on a -1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 14 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 9-1 (7 KOs), while Marriaga adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On August 31, 2019, the 31-year-old WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight world champion, Vasyl Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs), faced a 31-year-old British boxer Luke Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lomachenko came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Campbell was on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 16 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko defeated Luke Campbell via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles. Lomachenko improves his record to 14-1, while Campbell adds a loss to his record at 20-3.