On April 8, 2017, Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs), the super-featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs).
Vasyl Lomachenko is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Nicholas Walters, 4 months and 13 days ago. Jason Sosa is on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Stephen Smith, 4 months and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vasyl Lomachenko at 99-1 winning odds. Jason Sosa really doesn't have much to present against Lomachenko.
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.