NEW YORK, NY–Vasyl Lomachenko captured the WBA Lightweight title with an exciting 10th round stoppage over Jorge Linares at Madison Square Garden
Lomachenko started to get going in round three, as he handspeed and footwork started to take its course. The right eye of Linares began to swell in round four. Lomachenko showed a blistering combination to punctuate the 5th. In round six, Linares landed a huge counter right that sent Lomachenko on the seat of his pants.
Both guys traded winning rounds with Linares getting through with some solid right hands, while Lomachenko’s quick combination punches were the difference tin the frames for which he took.
In round ten, Lomachenko planted a perfect straight left under the rib-cage of Linares and the champion fell to all fours. Linares did get o his feet, but he was unable to continue at 2:08.
Lomachenko is now a champion in his 3rd weight class as he raises his mark to 11-1 with 9 knockouts. Linares is now 44-4.
Carlos Adames remained undefeated by winning a ten-round unanimous decision over Alejandro Barrera in a welterweight bout.
It was a solid action fight that saw Adames push the pace and land the heavier blows.
Adames, 149.8 lbs of Santiago, DR won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94, and is now 14-0. Barrera, 149.4 lbs of Monterrey, MX is 27-5.
Michael Conlan remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Ibon Larriniga in a featherweight bout.
Conlan, 126.8 lbs of Belfast, IRL won by scores of 80-72 on all cards, and is now 7-0. Larriniga, 126.4 lbs of Bibao, ESP is now 10-2.
Teofimo Lopez needed just 64 seconds to dispose of Vitor Freitas in their scheduled eight-round lightweight bout.
Lopez landed a straight right that buckled and sprawled Freitas under the bottom rope and the fight was called just as Lopez did a standing backflip in the ring.
Lopez, 135.8 lbs of Brooklyn is 9-0 with 7 knockouts. Freitas, 135.4 lbs of Salvador, BRA is 13-2.
Mikaela Mayer remained undefeated by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Baby Nansen in a lightweight bout.
Mayer, 131.6 lbs of Los Angeles, CA win by shutout scores of 60-54 on all cards, and is now 5-0. Nansen, 131 lbs of Auckland, NZ is 6-3-1.
Former U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring stopped Juan Pablo Sanchez in round five of a scheduled eight-round lightweight bout.
Herring battered Sanchez on the ropes until the bout was stopped at 1:28.
Herring, 132.4 lbs of Coram. NY is 19-2 with 10 knockouts. Sanchez, 133 lbs of Humimagullo, MX is 29-16.
Fazliddin Gaibnazorv stopped Jesus Silveyra in round four of their scheduled eight-round lightweight bout.
Gainnazorv dropped Silveyra twice in round four, and the bout was stopped at 2:05.
Gaibnazorov, 140.6 lbs of Bakabod, UZB is 4-0 with 2 knockouts. Selveyra, 141.2 lbs of Monterrey, MX is 8-6-2.
