Tony Bellew is currently preparing for his rescheduled rematch against David Haye. That fight will take place at the 02 Arena in London on May 5th.
He has made no secret of his admiration of the Ukranian 2-time Olympic Gold medalist, Lomachenko.
The brilliant Ukranian offensive minigun is rumoured to be contemplating his second rise in weight to announce a foray into the lightweight division.
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Mikey Garcia currently holds the WBC world championship in that division. He is, however, stepping back up to the weight of 140 lbs as he did against Adrien Broner in his last fight.
The lights out sensation will now challenge the undefeated IBF jr welterweight world champion, Sergey Lipinets on February 18th, 2018.
If he is successful, Garcia will enhance his stock. Garcia will become one of the few modern-day combatants to boast that they are a 4-weight world champion.
‘The Bomber’ Tony Bellew struggled to contain his excitement when pressed to evaluate the match-up that is slowly becoming a potential super-fight.
“I would love to see Vasyl Lomachenko against Mikey Garcia, because it’s such a good fight.”
“I think Lomachenko wins, but Garcia is going to pose him problems that he hasn’t encountered before – punch power, punch resistance, size.”
“Different things that Lomachenko hasn’t had to handle yet, so that for me is a big, big fight,” Bellew told Sky Sports.
“I don’t believe Garcia is on the same level as Lomachenko when it comes to boxing brains, especially when it comes to foot movement and things like that,” Bellew added.
“It will be a good fight, because Garcia is never going to back down.
“He’s as strong as they come, can punch hard with either hand, and (he) will pose different threats to Vasyl Lomachenko.”
“But ultimately he will still go the same as the other fighters by ending with an L on his record,” Bellew concluded.
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