Sean Nam for The Sunday Long Read: “Vasiliy Lomachenko: Boxer, soldier, believer, traitor?”

Vasiliy Lomachenko: Boxer, soldier, believer, traitor? 

Vasiliy Lomachenko is one of Ukraine’s greatest boxers ever. But some of his countrymen see him as less than a patriot during their time of crisis.

In this Sunday Long Read original, Sean Nam explores Lomachenko’s relationship with his country and with Russia.

Pound4poundireland’s May 6th POUND FOR POUND top 10

1. Naoya Inoue

2. Terence Crawford

3. Oleksandr Usyk

4. Dmitry Bivol

5. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez

6. Artur Beterbiev

7. Gervonta Davis

8. Kenshiro Teraji

9. Junto Nakatani

10. Shakur Stevenson

• Canelo solidifies himself in the top 5 with a comprehensive, and at times punishing, boxing display to defeat Jaime Munguia.
• Inoue retakes the top spot, overcoming the first knockdown of his career in the opening round to demolish Luis Nery in six rounds.
• Inoue’s activity is too much to deny, but Crawford will have his chance to respond when he debuts at 154 lbs. versus Madrimov in August.