{"id":381676,"date":"2017-12-10T10:03:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T10:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=381676"},"modified":"2017-12-10T10:03:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T10:03:34","slug":"vasyl-lomachenko-wins-guillermo-rigondeaux-retires-sixth-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=381676","title":{"rendered":"Vasyl Lomachenko wins as Guillermo Rigondeaux retires after sixth round"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko retained his WBO world super-featherweight title as Guillermo Rigondeaux retired after the sixth round with a hand injury.<\/p>\n

Cuban Rigondeaux is the fourth opponent in a row to retire against Lomachenko.<\/p>\n

The much anticipated bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden was the first time two double Olympic champions have faced off.<\/p>\n

All three judges had Rigondeaux, who moved up two weight divisions for the bout, behind when he retired.<\/p>\n

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“Maybe I should change my second name, now my name is ‘No Mas Chenko,” said Lomachenko, 29, who extended his record to 10-1.<\/p>\n

Rigondeaux, who won Olympic gold at Sydney and Athens, holds the WBA super-bantamweight crown.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old, who was warned by the referee several times for foul play, began telling his trainer after the third round that his left hand and wrist hurt.<\/p>\n

“This is not his weight so it’s not a big win for me,” added Lomachenko, who won gold medals at the Beijing and London Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n