Video: Guillermo Rigondeaux is Very Ready For Lomachenko

We are a few days away from arguably the most historic fight we have seen in many a year.  Two 2-time Olympic Gold Medalists facing off for the first time professionally, at the highest level, in a world championship fight.  It will be Saturday, December 9 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, which has been sold out for nearly two months.  It and it will be televised live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.  There will be a four-bout telecast that will end up with the grand finale of a great night of boxing, Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux.  The entire card will stream live on the ESPN App., beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.

 MICHAEL YORMARK (President & Chief of Branding & Strategy, Roc Nation):  We are equally excited about this incredible night of boxing.  On behalf of Guillermo as well as Roc Nation, we want to thank Top Rank; we want to thank ESPN; and all of the organizations that have been involved in making this event what it will be on December 9.  I’m joined today by Dino Duva who heads up Roc Nation Boxing and would like for him to talk about the bout.

Top-rated pound-for-pound fighters and Olympic legends VASILY "Hi-Tech" LOMACHENKO.and GUILLERMO "El Chacal" RIGONDEAUX will go mano a mano in a collision of world champions, Next Saturday, December 9, at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden.  This historic battle will mark the first time two-time Olympic gold medalists have fought each other professionally at the highest level.  Lomachenko will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight world title against the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight champion Rigondeaux.  The fight, which will headline a spectacular all-action card that will be will be televised live and exclusively at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and stream live on the ESPN App, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.     

Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Roc Nation Sports and Madison Square Garden, tickets to the Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux world championship event sold out two months in advance!  It is Lomachenko's second advance sellout in his past three fights.  His April 8 title defense against former world champion Jason Sosa sold out the MGM National Harbor one month in prior to the event.