Guillermo Rigondeaux and Vasyl Lomachenko in talks to fight at 124 pounds
Tuesday 14 July 2015 16:55, UK
Guillermo Rigondeaux's camp has challenged WBO world featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko to get down to 124 pounds and fight the unbeaten Cuban.
Rigondeaux (15-0-KO10), who is the current WBA and WBO world super-bantamweight champion, was originally made an offer by Lomachenko's manager, Egis Klimas.
Graham Hyde - Rigondeaux's representative - appears to be keen to accept the proposal but on the condition that Lomachenko (4-1-KO2) steps down to a catchweight.
In an interview reported on boxingtalk.com, Hyde said: "Rigo will fight Lomachenko at a catchweight of 124 pounds, which should be no problem for Lomachenko because he weighed 125 pounds for one of his professional fights.
"Rigo is a small 122-pounder who could make 118 without much trouble, but he would be giving away size and weight advantages to face Lomachenko.
"We would [also] insist on a rehydration clause of 135 pounds for fight night. If Klimas agrees to this, then, we have a fight."
Rigondeaux was last in action in December when defending his titles against Hisashi Amagasa via an 11th-round stoppage while Lomachenko defended his belt against Gamalier Rodriguez with a ninth-round victory in May.
Lomachenko, 27, amassed a record of 396-1 as an amateur.
One man desperate to face Lomachenko again is WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr, who was beaten to the WBO belt by the Ukrainian in June 2014 via majority decision.
Russell Jr said in an interview reported on BoxingScene.com: "Of course I want the rematch. Man, everything's possible. We in this thing to make money, if the money's right it'll happen.
"I could tell you this. Before my career is over. I don't care if he loses his next 10 fights. Before his career is over, he got to come see me."
