Vasyl Lomachenko screaming at opponent's corner to stop fight is still so surreal to watch

Vasyl Lomachenko faced Richard Commey at the back finish of 2021, with the pair partaking in a December confrontation at Madison Square Nursery.

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It saw a double cross Olympic top dog take on a warrior hoping to advance in the lightweight division which was turning out to be increasingly packed.

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Relatively few allowed the Ghanaian an opportunity, with Lomachenko a weighty #1 for the battle before they stepped in the ring together.

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True to form, it was a generally uneven session, with Lomachenko totally tutoring his rival while putting on a masterclass for every one of those tuning in around the world.

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Notwithstanding, it took Lomachenko until the seventh round to at long last drop his rival who he was giving a genuine savage beating, in spite of the fact that he wasn't out.

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Commey figured out how to move up and continue engaging away notwithstanding the battering,

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and owned the battle to the appointed authorities' scorecards, where obviously,

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Lomachenko was triumphant, fixing a consistent choice triumph, and as it should be.

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