Vasiliy Lomachenko expects to make his decision on whether or not to retire after the New Year.
Vasiliy Lomachenko has been out of action since his May win over George Kambosos, with no clear indication as to what he’ll do next — if anything. Lomachenko had been floated a proposal to fight Gervonta Davis but instead opted to take some time away from the sport to be with his family.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum tells Sky Sports that he’s not pressing Lomachenko on his future but says he expects for Lomachenko to have his decision made shortly after New Year’s Day.
“They told me that he was going back to Ukraine because he had to be with his kids who are in school and there was bombing outside and he didn’t feel he was in the position at that point to talk about a future fight,” Arum told Sky Sports. “But he promised that after the first of the year he would make a decision. So what that decision [will be?] I think it’s true that he didn’t know at that point what decision he would make.”
At age 36 Lomachenko is still a capable operator in the ring, but it seems pretty clear that he’s no longer in peak physical form and working with diminishing returns in that regard. And despite having only 21 professional fights under his belt Lomachenko began his professional career at the world level, having been a highly decorated amateur and therefore didn’t waste much time building up his record before competing for his first world title.
A lot of those who work closely with Lomachenko have given the sense that this could be the end of the road for the Ukrainian, but we should have an official announcement one way or the other in relatively short order.
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