LOS ANGELES — Vasyl Lomachenko wanted a bigger challenge and a more prominent opponent than Anthony Crolla for this Hollywood showcase. Lomachenko defended his WBA and WBO 135-pound belts with a violent fourth-round stoppage of Britain’s Crolla on Friday night, demonstrating his pound-for-pound excellence with another virtuosic display. Commey’s injured hand forced Lomachenko’s promoters to make this fight with Crolla, rather than surrender his WBA belt. Lomachenko then showed why it was a bad idea for Crolla (34-7-3), whose toughness wasn’t enough. Nothing got better in the fourth, and Lomachenko hurt Crolla before finishing him in dramatic fashion.

Source: National Post April 13, 2019 04:51 UTC