Vasiliy Lomachenko is reportedly planning another comeback later this year, and the former unified lightweight champion doesn’t sound interested in rebuilding fights or soft touches before jumping back into the title picture.
“One of the names he’s looking at is Emanuel Navarrete, who’s on our pound-for-pound list, who has a title at 130. So after that I heard Lomachenko could look at Gervonta Davis. That was a fight he was in talks to do in 2024,” Mike Coppinger said on the InsideRingShow’s comebacks.
The comments came after another revealing update on Lomachenko’s mindset heading into the latter part of his career.
“Lomachenko is coming back in the fall of this year. He’s only targeting big names. He doesn’t want to fight any tune-ups, and that’s not a surprise. For a guy like Lomachenko, he fought for a title in his second pro fight. He beat Gary Russell Jr., he destroyed him in his third,” Coppinger said.
A fight against Emanuel Navarrete would put Lomachenko directly into another championship fight despite being away from the ring for nearly a year and a half. Navarrete currently holds the IBF and WBO titles at 130 pounds and has repeatedly chased down big name opponents.
The mention of Gervonta Davis is also notable because talk of that fight in 2024 was rampant before Lomachenko walked away after his win over George Kambosos Jr.
Lomachenko has spent most of his professional career avoiding slow rebuilds. Even early in his pro run, he moved directly to elite competition rather than taking developmental fights. That approach now looks unchanged heading for a possible bearish yield.
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Last updated on 2026/05/18 at 17:52
