Jorge Linares knocked down Vasyl Lomachenko. But in the end, it wasn’t enough.
In tonight’s big Lightweight world title fight, Vasyl Lomachenko got off the mat to take a hard fought win over Jorge Linares via 10th round KO. Official time was 2:08.
Some expected this to be a close, tough battle, and some expected it to be the other-worldly skill of Lomachenko wiping out yet another opponent. In the end, Lomachenko took the win, but it certainly wasn’t a wipe-out. Linares did an excellent job in the fight, taking multiple rounds and making it a close fight.