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| July 2024 | Lomachenko's manager Egis Klimas announced the cancellation of unification bout negotiations with Gervonta Davis, stating that Lomachenko is not motivated and wants to spend time with his family, effectively withdrawing from fighting until the end of the year. |
| May 2024 | Holds the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title. |
| May 12 2024 | Defeated George Kambosos Jr. by TKO in the 11th round to win the vacant IBF lightweight title in Perth, Australia. Lomachenko dominated the fight, landing 175 of 480 punches (37%), while Kambosos only landed 40 of 371 punches (11%). He won by dropping Kambosos twice with body shots, with the referee stopping the fight and Kambosos' corner throwing in the towel. |
| May 20 2023 | Fought Devin Haney in a closely contested lightweight championship bout. Despite a strong performance, Lomachenko lost via unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113), with his team disputing the result and considering an appeal. |
| March 29 2023 | Confirmed fight against undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney, scheduled for 20 May 2023 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. |
| December 28 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
Monument was dismantled as part of Ukraine's derussification efforts.
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| November 30 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
The Odesa City Council voted 43-0 to dismantle and move the monument, with Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov changing his stance to support removal based on public polls.
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| November 22 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
A petition proposing to exchange the 'Raccoon of Kherson' for the monument was created, receiving over 6,500 signatures by this date.
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| October 29 2022 | Lomachenko returned to the boxing ring to fight undefeated 26-year-old Jamaine Ortiz, a former sparring partner. After a competitive 12-round battle, Lomachenko won by unanimous decision with judges scoring 115–113, 116–112, and 117–111. |
| July 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
A petition to replace the monument with a statue of American actor Billy Herrington received over 25,000 votes, prompting President Zelenskyy to ask the Odesa City Council to discuss monument removal.
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| July 7 2022 | Top Rank president Todd DuBoef indicated Lomachenko was planning a return to the boxing ring in October. |
| March 20 2022 | Given permission to leave Ukraine to fight George Kambosos Jr. in Australia, but declined the opportunity, choosing to remain in Ukraine and support his country's defense. |
| February 27 2022 | Lomachenko joins the territorial defense battalion of his hometown Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion. |
| February 26 2022 | Lomachenko successfully enters Ukraine by flying to Bucharest and travelling through Romania. |
| February 24 2022 | Returned to Ukraine following Russia's invasion of his home country to aid in the war effort. |
| August 31 2019 | Lomachenko defeated Luke Campbell by unanimous decision at The O2 Arena in London, retaining the WBA, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles, and gaining the vacant WBC lightweight title. He won decisively with scorecards of 119-108, 119-108, and 118-109, and knocked Campbell down in the 11th round with a series of body shots and a stiff jab. |
| April 12 2019 | Lomachenko fought Anthony Crolla at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, stopping him in the first minute of round 4. Lomachenko dominated the fight, landing 72 of 249 shots, while Crolla only landed 12 of 96 shots. Lomachenko won by knockout, retaining his sanctioned belts. |
| February 20 2019 | Lomachenko was announced to defend his WBA (Super), WBO and The Ring lightweight titles against Anthony Crolla at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 12 April 2019. |
| December 8 2018 | Lomachenko defeated José Pedraza via unanimous decision, unifying the WBA (Super) and WBO lightweight titles before a sellout crowd of 5,312. He landed 240 of 738 punches and ended his 8-fight stoppage streak. |
| September 2018 | The Ring magazine announced a unification fight between Lomachenko and Pedraza scheduled for 8 December in New York City. |
| July 31 2018 | Lomachenko's manager Egis Klimas announced that Lomachenko would actually return to boxing on 1 December. |
| July 10 2018 | Lomachenko revealed he would return to boxing on 25 August. |
| May 30 2018 | Lomachenko underwent shoulder surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles after suffering a torn labrum during his previous bout against Linares. |
| May 23 2018 | Lomachenko officially vacated his WBO super featherweight title after winning the lightweight championship. |
| May 12 2018 | Lomachenko defeated Jorge Linares by TKO in round 10, winning WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight titles at Madison Square Garden |
| March 21 2018 | The Lomachenko vs. Linares fight was officially announced, with both boxers weighing in at 134.6 pounds. |
| March 13 2018 | Los Angeles Times confirmed that fight terms between Lomachenko and Linares had been agreed upon, with Madison Square Garden in New York City confirmed as the venue. |
| January 26 2018 | Bob Arum announced that Vasiliy Lomachenko would move up to the lightweight division, citing difficulties in securing unification fights at super featherweight against Miguel Berchelt (WBC champion) and Alberto Machado (WBA titleholder). |
| 2017 | Named Boxer of the Year by HBO Sports and Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring. |
| December 2017 | Negotiations began between Top Rank and Teiken Promotions for a fight between Lomachenko and Jorge Linares for the lightweight championship. |
| 2016 | Named Boxer of the Year by CBS Sports. |
| 2016 | Lomachenko moves to Camarillo, California, establishing his residence and training base near Oxnard. |
| 2013 | Made professional debut in boxing. |
| 2013 | Makes professional debut and ties the record for winning a world title in the fewest professional fights by becoming the WBO featherweight champion in his third fight. |
| 2013 | Named Prospect of the Year by The Ring and ESPN. |
| 2012 | Won consecutive gold medal at the Olympics in the lightweight division. |
| 2012 | Wins consecutive gold medal at the Olympic Games. |
| 2011 | Wins consecutive gold medal at the World Championships. |
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