PREVIEW: VASYL LOMACHENKO-JASON SOSA

 

Later this evening, the first Boxing event to be staged at the recently-opened, state-of-the-art MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland will take place. Headlining a tripleheader installment for the year’s first edition of HBO World Championship Boxing will be one of the most skilled and stylish master class technicians on the planet.
Two-time Ukrainian Olympic Gold Medalist turned two-division and current WBO Super Featherweight World Champion Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko 7-1 (5 KOs) makes the second defense of his 130-pound strap against scrappy Camden, New Jersey native and current WBA ‘Regular’ Super Featherweight world champion Jason “El Canito” Sosa 20-1-4 (15 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round title attraction.
The ultra-skilled, athletic Lomachenko has rapidly worked his way up the mythical top 10 pound-for-pound rankings list and is considered by many media observers and Boxing analysts to be the sport’s most gifted fighter. Lomachenko has his sights set on landing the biggest fights possible and conquering the 135-pound, Lightweight division in the near future but before he can move on to his next goals, he has a determined challenger in Sosa to get past tonight.
Lomachenko figures to use his unique and well-rounded boxer-puncher skill set, which emphasises: superb lateral movement as well as in and out footwork, dazzling hand speed and creative combination punching to offset Sosa’s aggression and power punching attack. Should Lomachenko be able to use his assortment of tools like he usually does, another impressive and definitive victory either by way of a wide unanimous decision or KO/TKO should be his.
For Sosa to pull off the biggest upset on the world level of Boxing in recent memory, he will more than likely have to: impose his will, apply the kind of pressure that makes the fleet-footed Ukrainian uncomfortable and drag Lomachenko into a toe-to-toe brawl – which would create openings for Sosa to connect with some telling and damaging punches.
Simply put, Sosa has to find a way to make tonight’s WBO Super Featherweight World Title bout more of an action fight than a tactical Boxing match if he is to stand any chance of attaining a career-best victory that would instantly make him a recognized name around the world and a major player in a stacked weight range that offers several very appealing would-be match-ups.
The stage is set for tonight’s elite boxer vs rugged puncher clash. Sit back and enjoy Vasyl Lomachenko and Jason Sosa as they headline the long overdue return of the flagship Boxing program for the longtime marquee network for high-profile fights.