Vasyl Lomachenko
Professional boxer, Olympic gold medalist
Born
February 17th, 1988
37 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
Ukraine
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Born in 1988, established a reputation as one of the top boxers in the lightweight division. Started boxing at a young age and achieved significant success in amateur boxing, winning multiple national and international titles, including two Olympic gold medals representing Ukraine. Transitioned to professional boxing, quickly gaining recognition for technical skill and footwork. Became a three-weight world champion by unifying titles in the featherweight, junior lightweight, and lightweight categories.
Won two Olympic gold medals in boxing
Became a three-weight world champion
Unified the lightweight titles in 2018
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