Vasyl Lomachenko vs Anthony Crolla fight result: Ukrainian wins by knockout in fourth round of lopsided contest

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Vasyl Lomachenko defended his WBA and WBO lightweight belts on Friday night with a violent fourth-round stoppage of Britain’s Anthony Crolla.

Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) brutalized the mandatory challenger for his WBA belt throughout their fight, nearly ending it late in the third round when the Ukrainian star knocked Crolla into the ropes.

Referee Jack Reiss allowed the fight to continue, and Lomachenko finished after the break with a right hand that dropped Crolla face-first onto the canvas with a broken nose.

Lomachenko showed the folly of this matchup by thoroughly outclassing Crolla (34-7-3), a tough but overmatched contender. Lomachenko had hoped to take on Richard Commey in a three-belt unification fight, but Commey’s injured hand forced Lomachenko’s promoters to make this fight.

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Undercard results

Gilberto Ramirez def. Tommy Karpency via TKO (corner stoppage)

Arnold Barboza Jr. def. Mike Alvarado via KO

Alexander Besputin def. Alfredo Blanco via decsion

Janibek Alimkhanuly def. Cristian Olivas via decision

Guido Vianello def. Lawrence Gabriel via KO

Ruben Rodriguez def. Ramel Snegur via decision

[13 April 2019 05:43 · Tom Kershaw]

Lomachenko:

Thank you to my doctor for fixing my shoulder so I can come back 100%. Thanks to all my fans who came to the Staples centre to watch this beautiful boxing. I want Mikey Garcia next!

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This was the controversial standing eight-count that saved Crolla in the third: