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Lomachenko stops Linares

Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Jorge Linares in the 10th round on Saturday to claim the World Boxing Association lightweight world title and a slice of boxing history at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ukraine鈥檚 Lomachenko survived a sixth-round knock-down to set a record in claiming a world title in a third weight division in just his 12th professional fight. Lomachenko finished off the tightly contested bout with a fierce burst in the 10th, capped by a vicious left to the body that sent Linares down. Venezuela鈥檚 Linares slowly got to his feet, but referee Ricky Gonzalez waved it off at 2:08 of the 10th to give Lomachenko a victory by technical knockout that ended Linares鈥 13-fight win streak. Lomachenko, 30, improved to 11-1 with 9 knockouts. Linares fell to 44-4 with 27 KOs.


 

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