On December 9, 2017, Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs), the super-featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs).
Vasyl Lomachenko is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Miguel Marriaga, 4 months and 4 days ago. Guillermo Rigondeaux is on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO loss to Moises Flores, 5 months and 22 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.2-6.8 in favor of Vasyl Lomachenko. It is going to be very difficult for Guillermo Rigondeaux to win this fight.
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.