Initially, Vasily Lomachenko was scheduled to face Gervonta Davis at the end of 2024. This decision made Davis criticize, when many people thought that he deliberately dodged Lomachenko.
But the truth is completely opposite. According to information from Mike Coppinger, a reporter specializing in the professional boxing segment of ESPN, it was Lomachenko who wanted to withdraw from the match against Tank Davis. The reason is because Lomachenko is intending to consider taking a break at the age of 36.
The intention to cable a match between Lomachenko and Davis has appeared since 2017. At that time, Lomachenko was only 29 years old, and Davis was 23. But for some reason, the two sides kept missing the appointment. Davis was ready to fight Lomachenko when he was at the peak of his form, and at the same time he was extremely energetic.
The burden of age weighing on Lomachenko is real. In 2020, he lost to Beofimo Lopez by calculating the score after 12 rounds, thereby losing 3 championship belts into the opponent's hands. Since then, it has passed 4 years, and Lomachenko has only played 5 more matches, an average of 1 match per year.
Lomachenko's professional boxing performance is 21 matches, including 18 wins (12 no) and 3 defeats. He started a professional career. Earlier, this boxer had twice won the Olympic gold medal (Beijing 2008, London 2012) and was considered one of the best amateur fighters.