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The Ukrainian underwent a shoulder operation.
Former world lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) underwent surgery after being defeated by Teofimo López (16-0, 12 KOs).
It turned out that before the fight, the Ukrainian had received a shoulder injury, chipping off the cartilage, which no one on the boxer’s team suspected.
On Monday, October 19, Lomachenko was operated on. Dr. Neil Elattrahe commented on the situation.
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“When he came from Ukraine for the last stages of preparing for the fight, he had shoulder problems. the bone where the rotator cuff was attached to the shoulder was injured. This happened about six weeks before the fight, and we took him where he was comfortable enough to train.
He said that he can train normally, but he continued to feel discomfort during the fight, “the doctor quotes. Yahoo Sports.
We remember that before Lomachenko already had shoulder problems in a fight against Jorge Linares in 2018, then he also underwent surgery.
Earlier, Bob Arum spoke about Lomachenko’s future in boxing.
