Former three division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is currently training in his home country of Ukraine, which is still being invaded by Russia.
Lomachenko, 34-years-old, remained in Ukraine to assist his countrymen with the ongoing resistance to Russia’s military attack.
The decision to remain in Ukraine would ultimately rule him out from a potential fight with unified lightweight champion George Kambosos, who battles Devin Haney this weekend.
However, Lomachenko could find himself in line to face the winner of the Kambosos-Haney matchup.
“We have only spoken to his advisor who has told us that he has been training in Ukraine quite a bit,” Top Rank President DuBoef told Sky Sports. “This is a real personal thing so there is nothing we can do.
“We offered him the Kambosos fight and he said, ‘I’m passing, I want to stay and support my country’. We all respected that and Haney ended up with that. He is going to have to figure out in his own head and with his family and his country where he wants to be come Saturday night when there is a winner determined, whether he wants to be back in the sweepstakes for his profession or does he want to stay country-side with all the civilians there, protecting them and being as helpful as possible.
“I think because of the sensitivity of the subject matter, it is a personal thing, it is neither you or I or what we believe in. It is really about what Vasiliy believes in and when he has made that determinant that ‘I am at peace with my decision’. And as we all know, it is he who gets in the ring, not us. Obviously we want him mentally in the greatest shape he can be in and physically, so I think he has to be at peace with the decision that he makes. He has to make that. We can only give you opportunities.”
Source: BoxingScene