22/10/2020
get well soon Loma!
World champion Vasily Lomachenko was prepared and boxed with a shoulder injury in a united game against Teofimo Lopez, but the champion himself categorically refused to fight despite the opinion of his father and coach Anatoly Lomachenko, Ukrainian manager Aegis Klimas said categorically. After the fight on October 17, in which he lost to Lopez by the judges' decision, Lomachenko was performed by the operation in Los Angeles by the famous orthopedic surgeon Neil Elatrache, who had already operated on and observed the boxer after a shoulder dislocation in 2018 When he came to the United States to continue preparing for the fight, he said he had acute pain in his right shoulder in his homeland, Klimas told ESPN the MRI did not show a serious joint injury. - We immediately sent him to Elatrica for a consultation ". Six weeks before the fight, Lomachenko took a shot reported by the VADA and Nevada Sports Commission. " We missed a week of training, a week of sparring, because the doctor banned him from heavy loads within a week of the injection, "the manager said. He added that after a few weeks during sparring, the pain escalated and Lomachenko had another injection, and his father and trainer Anatoly talked about refusing to fight. However, Vasily himself stated that he did not want to refuse and made it clear to his team that if he refused, he would end his career. Although the news of the injury came almost immediately after the October 17 loss, there was no testimony from the Ukrainian team as Klimas said they didn't want it to look like excuses. After recovering, Lomachenko wants to return the favor with Lopez and return lightweight titles.