2010s–presentUkrainianSouthpawactive
Vasiliy Lomachenko
“The Matrix”
Record: 18–3 (12 KO)Weight classes: Featherweight, Super featherweight, LightweightBorn: 1988-02-17
Titles & honours
- Olympic Gold (Featherweight 2008, Lightweight 2012)
- WBO Featherweight Champion (2014)
- WBO Super Featherweight Champion (2016–2018)
- Lightweight Unified Champion (2018–2020)
Biography
Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko, born Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR in 1988, was a two-time Olympic gold medallist with a 396-1 amateur record. He won the WBO featherweight title in his second pro fight (June 2014) and unified the super featherweight (2016) and lightweight (2018-2020) divisions. His footwork — the 'Matrix' lateral-shuffle, pivot-to-angle, parry-to-counter system — is the technical benchmark of the 2010s. Lost to Devin Haney in May 2023 (UD) and to George Kambosos in October 2023; resumed his career as IBF lightweight champion (TKO 11 over Kambosos, May 2024).