Lomachenko Announces Boxing Return, Top Rank Deal

Vasiliy Lomachenko has announced his return to boxing and a multiyear co-promotional agreement with Top Rank through his newly formed Loma Power Promotions, with a comeback planned for early 2027. He is set to return at super featherweight and pursue the undisputed championship, a title he has never held across his three professional divisions. A proposed fight with Charly Suarez is expected to be Lomachenko’s first bout back, but the matchup has not been formally announced. Officials connected to negotiations said the sides were expected to finalize a February 13 fight. The venue remains unsettled, with both camps reported to favor Las Vegas. A separate report gave January 13 as a possible date, but the other reporting places the proposed bout on February 13; neither date has been confirmed by a formal announcement. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said Lomachenko would return at super featherweight and seek the division’s undisputed championship. Arum has promoted him since his professional debut in 2013. He also said the winner of the proposed Suarez fight was in line for a title shot against O’Shaquie Foster, the three-belt junior lightweight champion. Lomachenko, 38, retired in...