It wasn’t easy, but Vasiliy Lomachenko dug deep and overcame a sixth-round knockdown to stop Jorge Linares in the 10th round to win the WBA and Ring Magazine Lightweight titles in front of 10,429 fans at Madison Square Garden.
A left hand to the body put Linares down for the 10-count. Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) is a now a three-weight world champion.
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