Lomachenko's strategy reportedly involves first challenging Navarrete, who recently defended his IBF and WBO titles against Eduardo Nunez.
According to sports. yahoo.
com, Navarrete holds a distinct size advantage, though Lomachenko is still regarded as one of the most skilled fighters of his generation despite past losses to Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez.
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk expressed strong enthusiasm for his compatriot's decision.
“If it’s true, it’s good. I like it,” Usyk told Ring Magazine.
Usyk, who is preparing for a title defense against Rico Verhoeven in Egypt, credited Lomachenko's Olympic gold medals as inspiration.
“Listen, my first Olympic Games, after the final where Vasiliy won, I said, 'OK, I too want Olympic gold,'” said Usyk.
The heavyweight champion emphasized that Lomachenko remains a driving force for Ukrainian athletes.
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“Loma is like a motivation,” said Usyk.
