The Ukrainian will return to the ring in October.
Former world champion in three divisions Vasyl Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) will hold his next fight against American boxer Jemaine Ortiz.
Top Rank promotion company has officially confirmed this fight. The Ukrainian will enter the ring in the main event of the evening of boxing on October 29 in New York at the “Madison Square Garden” arena.
Jemaine Ortiz performs in the lightweight category. The American has 17 fights to his credit (16 wins and 1 draw).
Recall that Vasyl Lomachenko, after the start of the full-scale military invasion of Russia, joined the defense of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odesa. The Ukrainian boxer did not leave the country and refused to fight for the title of absolute world champion.
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