Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell result – LIVE: Loma adds WBC strap to WBA and WBO titles in classy performance at O2 Arena
Loma adds the WBC strap to his WBA and WBO titles after a 12 round unanimous decision victory
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Your support makes all the difference.Luke Campbell challenged the sensational Vasyl Lomachenko for the world lightweight title at the O2 Arena on Saturday night.
It was Campbell's second chance at world honours, with the Hull man coming up short once again as the pound-for-pound King's class was simply too much in the end.
Lomachenko remains considered the number one fighter in the world by many but Campbell provided the Ukranian with arguably his toughest test to date in the lightweight division so far.
The undercard was packed with action, including Alexander Povetkin against Hughie Fury, with the Russian prevailing in a unanimous decision victory.
Recap on all the action below.
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What time is it?
The fight is tonight at London’s O2 Arena.
The ringwalks are expected around 10pm.
Where can I watch the fight?
You can watch the fight live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The fight will cost £19.95 to purchase.
Replays will air at 9am and 4pm on Sunday, September 1.
Who is fighting on the undercard?
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell (vacant WBC, WBA Super, WBO lightweight)
Charlie Edwards vs Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar (WBC world flyweight)
Hughie Fury vs Alexander Povetkin (heavyweight)
Joe Cordina vs Gavin Gwynne (lightweight)
Joshua Buatsi vs Ryan Ford (light heavyweight)
James Tennyson vs Atif Shafiq (lightweight)
Savannah Marshall vs Daniele Bastieri (women's super-middleweight)
Martin Joseph Ward vs Josue Bendana (super featherweight)
Dalton Smith vs Daryl Pearce (super lightweight)
Connor Coghill vs Dean Jones (super featherweight)
Edwards out fas here but Martinez is buzzing around too, popping his jab out.
The Mexican is letting his hands go and lands a few shots to catch Edwards' attention.
Good opening round, promising.
Tremendous action in the second, Edwards with a blistering combination that pierces the guard of Martinez.
But the Mexican's left hooks keep finding a home. A body shot now too.
Martinez caught with a lovely right from Edwards, but keeps marching forwards.
Beautiful left hook from Martinez keeps landing, it's becoming a problem for Edwards.
His face is being marked up.
Incredible scenes here.
The WBC have overturned the decision
Edwards is delighted and happy with the decision.
"I believe it is the right decision, I took the knee for a purpose. I took a knee then he finished me off with a body shot, cheaters don't prosper," he says.
These were Edwards' comments before the decision to overturn the decision.
"It is what it is. He did hurt me, that’s why I took the knee, but it was the shot that followed that finished it," Edwards says.
"You could see on the scales that doing the weight took the life and soul out of me."
Mauricio Sulaiman of the WBC was clearly incensed by the inability to use video replay under the BBBofC.
Eddie Hearn made a passionate plea and the body's president agreed, overturning the decision to Edwards' delight.
Sulaiman rules on Edwards vs Martinez.
“I truly believe in instant replay,” Sulaiman said. “The kid was hit while he was down. It was an accident.
"There’ll be an immediate rematch.”
Here comes Alexander Povetkin.
A big heavyweight fight against Hughie Fury up next.
With Jack ringside to report and bring you the full details from the bouts, I'll be taking you through the round by round updates of the co-main and main events of the evening.
Povetkin and Fury are both being introduced. Up next, it's fight time.
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