Former three-division world champion Vasily ‘Hi-Tech’ Lomachenko )14-2, 10 KOs) weighed in at 134.6 lbs for his 12 round fight against Masayoshi Nakatani (19-1, 10 KOs) for their main event on Saturday night on ESPN+ at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready for the next chapter. Eight months after losing an undisputed lightweight title match to Teofimo Lopez, “Loma” returns Saturday night in a 12-round lightweight bout against Japanese contender Masayoshi Nakatani at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
It was a case of swift revenge in Japan earlier today, as Ryota Murata regained the “regular” version of the WBA middleweight title from the man he lost it to back in October in Rob Brant.
Before hometown hero and WBO No. 1 featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson headlines against Alberto Guevara at Newark’s Prudential Center on Saturday evening (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10:30 p.m.
Rob “Bravo” Brant crashed the world boxing scene last October with a dominant decision over Ryota Murata to win the WBA middleweight title.
Rob “Bravo” Brant upset the odds to win a world title. For title defense number one, he’s returning to his favorite stomping grounds.
Saturday night at the Park Theater, Las Vegas, Rob “Bravo” Brant (24-1-0 16KOs), pulled off a major upset over hot middleweight prospect Ryota Murata (14-2-0 11KOs).
Rob Brant came into the ring a heavy underdog. He left it a champion. Brant, from St. Paul, Minn., toppled Ryota Murata by unanimous decision to win the WBA middleweight title in front of 2,782 fans at the MGM’s Park Theater in Las Vegas.
The middleweight division might have itself a new star. It certainly has a new champion, as Rob Brant of St. Pauls in Minnesota is the new WBA “regular” champ.
We still await confirmation of former middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin’s next fight, and the new network he will fight on. As fans know, HBO is getting out of the boxing business, and GGG, who fought on the cable network, needs a new home.