Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jorge Linares took their talents to the streets of Manhattan on Wednesday, as they participated in an open workout on the corner of 33rd Street and 8th Avenue, just outside Madison Square Garden.
Lomachenko, a two-weight world champion, is looking to conquer a third weight class when he challenges WBA/Ring Magazine lightweight champion Jorge Linares on Saturday at MSG.
This is Lomachenko’s first fight at 135. The 30-year-old Ukrainian believes he has to fight in multiple weight classes and get titles in those different weight classes, to be one of the best in boxing.
“I want to put my name in the history of boxing, and this is one of the steps I have to take, to fight in different weight classes, different titles,” Lomachenko said his media workout on Wednesday. That’s what will put my name in the history of boxing.
“I already proved where I am, and I plan on being at the top of the sport for a very long time. I do not plan on slowing down.”
Lomachenko’s last fight against Guillermo Rigondeaux was easy, but he does not expect that to be the case against Linares:
“Linares is one of the best fighters in his weight class. I don’t think it’s going to be easy work,” Lomachenko said.
Linares vs. Lomachenko will be televised live and exclusively at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+, available through the ESPN App, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.