The World Boxing Association (WBA) has named lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko, who beat Luke Campbell via unanimous decision Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London just hours before the month ended. Honorable mention for boxer of the month is Vergil Ortiz Jr.
In other news, the WBA Classifications Committee released its new rankings. Interestingly, the new #1 rated lightweight is now Gervonta Davis, who is no longer listed as WBA super featherweight “super” champion. Loma vs. Davis would be a mouth-watering fight down the road.
UPDATE: Alicia Napoleon is the WBA Female Boxer of the Month. Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz was the honorable mention.
With this award, Loma’s quest for boxing domination is finally complete
It looks like a Loma-Davis showdown is very realistic within the next 8 months. A fight against the winner of Commey-Lopez may also be a good near future option for Loma.
Loma was clear about preferring to fight at 130lbs but he may have to take whatever he gets between 130lbs and 135lbs. At 130lbs or less, there are only Mikey Garcia and Miguel Berchelt that would be interesting world championship fights.
Either way, Loma has 4 very good options ahead of him, provided these four potential opponents, and especially their promoters will not try to avoid him by all means. Considering that he looked somewhat human against Campbell, they may be more motivated to fight him now.
Stone Free, Mikey Garcia hasn’t fought at 130 since Jan 25, 2014, and he hasn’t fought at 126 since Jan 19, 2013. And Mikey Garcia doesn’t even want to make 135. He wants to fight Pacquiao in 2020. Good luck believing in Miguel Berchelt vs Lomachenko, bet you that fight never gets made. Tan “Cabbage Patch” Davis won’t ever fight Berchelt or Lomachenko either. Davis is one of those guys that is a very good puncher who doesn’t take much punishment, that they keep putting him in there with fighters who don’t have a chance.
Tom: so, who do you think will fight Loma next?
I know that none of the four mentioned is eager to fight Loma, but I think that there will be a global fan pressure to see a fight between Loma and Davis. Who else does Davis want to fight at 135lb?
You are right about Mikey Garcia – a fight against Pacman would be more lucrative and maybe even less risk for him than Loma. At the same time, I doubt that Mikey will be very successful at 140lb.
Tank would hurt Loma so bad, he’s too fast. You think salido did a number on him, the ass whipping he would get from tank can’t be compared to the salido embarrassment. He would get exposed rather quickly.
Lomachenko can’t beat Davis. Davis needs just a few good upper tier fights. Lomachenko cant and won’t hold up to Davis’ style. A good KO artist like Davis disrupts his rhythm and it’s over. It’s just a matter of a hard puncher with a decent chin disrupting his rhythm which Davis has the skills to do. Mikey Garcia cant do it.
As of today, Gervonta has only two good wins: Cuellar and Pedraza, who are both top 10 fighters in their division. He’s a skillful bully but at this point in time no match for a master boxer like Loma.
The fight could theoretically be made soon, but Mayweather will most likely follow in ODH’s footsteps and postpone the fight for as long as possible. As time goes by, Loma’s abilities will decline. I think Loma’s peak was already a year or two ago but if he were to fight the Tank early next year, I am confident he would still win.
Gervonta is a heavy power puncher but he has never been attacked by a top notch fighter and he has never faced a fighter as complete as Loma.
Gervonta does remind me a bit of Duran though: small but extremely powerful and very limited brain substance (to express it in a friendly way). I am sure that Loma doesn’t fear him at all, but he will certainly be careful to not get hit flush by him. Hand and foot speed, boxing IQ, defense, counter punching – all in favor of Loma.
Gervonta is not even close to Duran. That is a laughable comparison, even worse saying ” very limited brain substance” when Duran has been one of the most cerebral killer ever existed in boxing. Lomachenko and his fans should thank God for not having a beast like him around today. He, undoubtedly could have blasted Lomachenko in about three rounds. With out going too far, Pacquiao or JJM at 130 or 135, most likely could have finished him badly too
Wow Mike, you were really doing well in the first part of your post and then you had to go full retard. Nobody in the history of the lightweight division would have blasted Lomachenko out of there. Duran didn’t blast Ken Buchanan out of there in 3 rounds so how is he going to do it to Lomachenko? You think Juan Manuel Marquez at 135 would have annihilated Lomachenko? Based on what? Lomachenko is a better boxer than anyone in the history of the lightweight division except Pernell Whitaker and Hank Armstrong. You sound like a dumb casual fan with this post Mike, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Mike, you were twisting some of what I wrote. E.g., I wrote “Gervonta does remind me a bit of Duran”, and you immediately insinuate that I equate him with Duran. Why do you think I wrote that “Gervonta has only two good wins?” How could I at the same time equate him with Duran???
And yes, Duran was always a primitive brute in real life, with very limited brain substance. I never mentioned anything about ring IQ, so please don’t distort what I wrote.
And no, no one in lightweight history would have “blasted Loma out in three rounds”. What you are saying is that Loma wouldn’t be competitive at all with the best LW fighters in history?!? Come on.
Loma had more amateur wins than any other fighter in history, and he is only interested in fighting world champions since he became a pro. He may eventually lose fights like practically everyone else, but he will always be considered an elite fighter from 126 to 135.
There is no fighter on the planet right now who is more spectacular than Loma and this is not just me saying so but many current and past boxing greats. Do you really think they are all wrong?
In short, I am sorry, but your arguments against Loma and as well as my comments above are either plain wrong or completely out of context.
The top portion of your ridiculous post contradicts the whole thing. All Davis needs is a few top-tier fights? Well, he hasn’t had any top tier fights so we don’t really know what he’s made of, now do we? It’s easy for people like you to flap your gums and talk trash over the Internet because you’ve never accomplished or done anything in your entire pathetic life. But, you should really leave boxing to the grown-ups because this is not a child’s sport.
Your rant of nonsense is making you look more casual than ever, and this is because you worship Lomachenko too much Chris. Lomachenko at the most is the best 126-135 we have today, but he is not belong to group of the best lightweights boxing ever had. And he is not the best boxer at the present time.To look amazing against limited opposition is a lot different than being dominant at the elite level. So, who is the elite fighter he has faced and dominated? The best fighter he has faced so far is Linares, non an elite fighter, who previously was trashed by others fighters, but a good fighter nonetheless. He struggled mighty in this fight, and I am very sure your heart was running at a high speed when Linares put him down. I like Lomachenko since his amateur days, but I will never give my opinions based on hate or worship, just a sort of sincere and very objective approach. And that is what I think about Lomachenko
Actually Mike you’re waaaay off base, he has fought better opposition than anyone in boxing. At the time Nick Walters was a P4P rated killer fighter HE QUIT against Loma. At the time Russell was considered at the top of his division, also a P4P candidate, HE QUIT. Rigo was considered by many the top P4P fighter in boxing. And you guessed it HE QUIT!!! Jason Sosa was/is a talented very tough fighter HE QUIT. Now please do not say well Rigo was to small, LOMA never wanted to fight RIGO because he felt it would be a non contest, he felt there was nothing Rigo could bring to the table, but the ENTIRE UNIVERSE wanted to see that fight and you know Rigo was made to look like a rank amateur.As far as Linares he was 20 lbs heavier than Loma and still he got K.O’ in brutal fashion. Look I understand you believe there are better P4P guys than Loma, but if you’ve got to go back to Duran,or Whitaker, or Chaver, or BENNY LEONARD, man you’re defeating your own case, because LOMA can only fight in this era, he cannot fight in another.BTW you might be able to make a case for Crawford as P4P #1 but in truth his competition was LIGHT compared to Lomas.
Thanks for the excellent summary of the facts re. Loma’s fights, Steve.
You really are nothing more than a Canelo Dick Rider. lomachenko is the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world and I’m sorry that that ruffles your Mexican feathers, but it’s the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. As far as lomachenko hanging with the best hundred and thirty-five pounders in history. I would say he has a chance of beating all of them with the exception of Pernell Whitaker. Hands of stone Duran was a plodder and needed guys to stand in front of them. Lomachenko is a lot smaller than Duran ever was so he would have to fight a perfect fight to win. lomachenko is no lightweight and it’s really a blown up featherweight beating up today’s lightweights. To say he has beaten limited opposition shows that you are really a casual fan or that you are delusional about reality. With only 15 fights Lomachenko has by far the best resume and all of boxing for any fighter not named Manny Pacquiao. Your boyfriend Canelo has four losses and has feasted on nothing but bums and has beens outside of that. What the aficionados say, is what goes Mike. We are the ones who write the history books, while losers like you sit back and watch. So keep watching but keep your f****** mouth shut.
Chris referring to me? I’m a healthcare professional who has participated in and followed boxing practically my whole life. Visited the Kronk gym in Detroit last year in February at their new location and have the pictures to prove it. What I’m saying is Davis is still young and learning, but I believe has the style to beat him. A few more learning experiences and he will be ready. How is that talking trash? Its easy for you to flap your mouth when you have no idea who or what I am. Your a real pill. Goodness you have wasted two minutes of my life. At least you were worth that. lol!
Oh, you visited a boxing gym so that makes you a boxing expert. Puhlease, you are the very definition of a casual. I’ve competed inside of a ring on a professional level and trained thousands of hours with kids and sparred professionals. I have forgotten more about boxing than you’ll ever know. Also, you didn’t say that Davis was still learning and within time could be better. You were talking like he would already beat Lomachenko without doing a single thing at world level. Lastly, no wonder we are not even in the top 50 in terms of quality healthcare in the world. Low IQ snowflakes like you are in the industry. God help us all in this country.
Oh sure you have typewriter tough guy. And no I’m a conservative. BTW Davis has a an amateur record of like 216/15 or something like that. Hes a very skilled boxer. But the fact is he has steam rolled his competition. Even Floyd Mayweather stated he needs to be tested against a good opponent who goes the distance if one exists. I love your name calling that is so………….amateurish and childish. Fact is you wouldn’t be spouting off to someone like that to their face. Your fragile little ego can’t handle any controversial statements. That is OK widdle pooh bear. We all can’t be what we fantasize about. What is your real name so we can all look it up? I’m sure you must be on Box Rec? What gym have taught hundreds of kids at? Hmmmm? lol
And……………..I might add a loss against Orlado Salido.professional record summary
63 fights 44 wins 14 losses
By knockout 31 6
By decision 12 8
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 4
No contests 1
A fighter with 14 losses. and roughly only a 50% KO record. Pretty crappy record beating such an elite fighter. lol.
No………..Lomachenko and his “team”, want no part of Davis. Davis said hes ready now and will take it. Over protective management want to protect their cash cow.
Joe:This is a list of Geovantas Davis’ 1st 10 fights. Please take note because all of these fighters must have been pick up at a local boxing tomatoes factory. i’d show you his next 10 fights but in truth it’s a who’s who of at best B level fighters. If you’d like I can post who Loma has beaten in his 1st 10 fights, and I’m certain you know not only who they are, but what he did to these P4P champs. You also happen to mention Salido,actually if you saw that you’d know it was for a world title and it was Lomas 2nd pro fight. I might add that Salido decided to pull a GOLOTA on LOMA, by hitting him low every round, had the ref been a pro, Salido would have been disqualified after the 5th round. However in the 11th and 12th round Loma had him ready to go and in truth the extra 30 pounds Salido was carrying probably saved him from being K.O’d. So in essence if Davis does decide to grow a pair and fight Loma, I would hope that he does not QUIT like Walters, Rigo, Russell, Sosa. And I hope he will be able to put up a good fight before being counted out.
2015-09-12 Recky Dulay 8 1 0 MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
W
TKO
2015-05-22 Alberto Mora 5 3 0 Claridge Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
W
TKO
2015-02-20 Israel Suarez 4 4 2 CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh
W
KO
2014-10-08 German Meraz 47 31 1 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi
W
UD
2014-08-01 Hector Lopez debut Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton
W
KO
2014-05-16 Joshua Arocho 3 9 4 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket
W
RTD
2013-12-14 James Franks 2 8 1 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington
W
TKO
2013-10-17 Eric Jamar Goodall 1 1 0 Steel Stacks Arts Quest Center, Bethlehem
W
TKO
2013-07-20 Rafael Casias 4 7 0 Coppin State University, Baltimore
W
TKO
2013-06-08 Jonathan Gears debut EchoStage Lounge, Washington
W
KO
2013-04-20 Jacob Ninow debut Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro
W
TKO
2013-02-22 Desi Williams 0 4 0 DC Armory, Washington
W
KO
Boy do I feel better, THE WBA/WWE has made it official, Loma can now be called their Boxer of the month???? Does that honor come with some sort of new plastic WBA/WWE belt??? I mean everyone on this site knows how wonderful the WBA is, with their 40 belts per division, and their INCREDIBLE SUPER CHAMPIONS, I mean being a REGULAR champ is nowhere compared to a SUPER CHAMP everyone knows that ??? How about another belt, the incredible HULK/THING belt, I mean you got to be one tough S.O.B to win a HULK/THING belt. LMAO!!!!
What a joke. Loma struggled with the unheralded Campbell and wins fighter of the month? The only thing Loma did was give confidence to the rest of the champions around his division. He has everybody calling him out based on that performance. But he gets fighter of the month?
Campbell is only unheralded to people who don’t know much about boxing history.
Campbell is the most decorated amateur fighter of the last 4 decades of British boxing, more successful than AJ and Amir Khan. Campbell is a solid boxer who will continue to fight the best in whatever division he will compete. He gave a great performance against Loma, whom many boxers as well as fans consider the current P4P #1.
Who is your candidate for WBA fighter of the month?
Stonefree, way to put this troglodyte in his place. That is exactly the way I looked at it when I watched the fight. Luke did good things in the ring, was game throughout and tried to win. He beats teofilo Lopez and gervonta Davis pretty easily in fact. Neither of those guys have an IQ or the stamina to take Campbell’s consistent body work. Lomachenko win over Campbell will look a whole lot better when the Brit goes on to do better things then the losers who keep calling Loma out you don’t even deserve the fight. We will see how Lopez does against a prepared Richard Commey, and Davis needs to stop running from Farmer who constantly calls him out. Davis and Berchelt is also a 50/50 fight, so stank needs to stop running both his mouth and his feet away from challenging contests.
And by the way Chris Rocky Marciano was one of the most unskilled boxers and late starters in the history of pro boxing and now he didn’t fair too bad now did he? Oh, but I forgot they were well past their prime right? Some much more superior boxers with great skills, IQ, blah, blah, blah, and Marciano blasted them all. Skill even your Idol Chris super Lomachenko with all his great attributes can be beaten through shear brute force when applied intelligently.