Vasiliy Lomachenko returns to the ring but still is waiting for a worthy rival to emerge
by Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times
Apr 11, 2019
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The enthusiasm Vasiliy Lomachenko has brought to boxing in establishing himself as a rare talent vanished at the mention of England's Anthony Crolla, his Friday night opponent at Staples Center.
"He is my mandatory. I don't have a choice," Lomachenko said. "I need to fight him to keep my (World Boxing Association lightweight) title and get to my next goal."
A case can be made that a Lomachenko fight is a spectacle. The
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