MOSCOW, March 22 Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko refused to fight the undisputed champion of the world by George Kambosos, said the manager of the Australian Lou Dibella, whose commentary is provided by the portal Boxingscene.com. The fight was supposed to take place on June 5. In February, Lomachenko joined the territorial defense battalion after the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations. It is noted that the athlete is not going to leave the country. «I spoke with [Lomachenko's manager] Egis Klimas: he confirmed that Lomachenko would not be able to fight George next. He thanked Kambosos and me for the time to think about his decision, as well as for the opportunity to We had some reflections a couple of days ago, when the Ukrainian authorities allowed Lomachenko to fight, but there was no affirmative answer from the boxer himself, so we were not shocked by the refusal,» Dibella said. «I respect your decision and completely I understand him, I pray for you and your country. Please take care of yourself, and as soon as I wipe the floor with Devin [Haney], we will have a duel between two real champions,» Kambosos wrote on his Twitter page. Lomachenko, 34 years old, is two-time Olympic champion, former World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Organization (WBO), World Boxing Council (WBC) and The ring. At the professional level, he won 16 wins (11 by knockout) and suffered two losses. 28-year-old Kambosos is the WBA Super, WBO, WBC and International Boxing Federation (IBF) world champion, he won 20 victories (10 by knockout) and did not suffer a single defeat.
