Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs) is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with an amateur record of 396-1, and in just 7 professional fights, the Ukrainian has become the fastest boxer in history to win major world championships in multiple divisions. Tonight’s HBO Boxing main event vs. Nicholas Walters is considered to be one of the best matchups of the year, and Lomachenko’s first defense of his WBO 130 lbs title will also be his first $1,000,000 fight purse, per ESPN’s Dan Rafael.
It is worth noting that this fight initially fell through when Walters initially wanted a $1 million purse of his own.