Vasiliy Lomachenko annihilated a boxing icon with a brutal shot.
In his esteemed career, ‘Hi-Tech’ has proven his status as one of the greatest of all time, mesmerizing his opponents with his sublime movement and shot selection.
Lomachenko has made Nicholas Walters quit in a tremendous performance, knocked out George Kambosos Jr, and dominated Jason Sosa.
However, quite possibly his best showing inside the ring, came against a man who’d already scaled the boxing mountain on three separate occasions.
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Vasiliy Lomachenko destroyed Roman Martinez
On June 11, 2016, Vasiliy Lomachenko challenged Roman Martinez for the WBO super featherweight title, inside the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA.
While his opponent was significantly more experienced as a professional, the Ukrainian was determined to pick up the win and become a two-weight world champion.
From the moment the first bell chimed, Lomachenko controlled the action, bamboozling his rival with his far superior speed and footwork.
While Martinez did his utmost to try and get into the fight, it was no use, with the legend outthinking him at every turn.
After cruising through the early portion of the contest, by round five, Lomachenko was ready to put the icing on the cake.
In a spectacular moment, the gifted practitioner of the sweet science detonated a bomb, which sent Martinez crashing towards the canvas, with zero chance of beating the ten count.
Vasiliy Lomachenko was dropped by a boxing legend in an epic fight between two pound-for-pound superstars
While becoming a two-division champion was easy for Lomachenko, conquering a third weight class was significantly harder.
On a night he’ll never forget, the icon went head-to-head with a fellow future Hall of Famer.
The pair exchanged heavy blows in one of the highest-quality contests in boxing history.
And in a shocking moment, the pound-for-pound star dropped Lomachenko.