Luke Campbell, not many people know who he is… but everyone is about to! On the 31st August 2019, he will be going up against Vasiliy Lomachenko for the WBC, WBA and WBO world lightweight championship. Two are held by the current champion Lomachenko as the other is vacant. This is a great opportunity for Campbell to win his first major title and his first time being at the top of the division! A great chance for the Englishmen to be at the top of his division and at the top of his game.
English born fighter, Luke Campbell has had a great career and even trained with the former world heavyweight champion as well! He started his boxing journey on the 13th July 2013 when he went up against Andy Harris, he won this bout via TKO in the 1st round. Start to a great career, he continued to win up until he went up against Yvan Mendy in 2015 for the WBC international lightweight championship, where he went down to the canvas for the first time in his career via a left hook. Unfortunately, this was his first loss via split decision. However, that didn’t stop him from winning as he carried on winning until he fought Jorge Linares in 2017 where he lost via split decision again, now he has the chance to forget about the past and win his first major titles!
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This fight could start a great career for the 31-year-old fighter and could be great for him if he manages to beat Lomachenko, the man who had a championship bout in his first ever fight. This will be a tough one for the Englishmen and will show that he is worthy of holding a championship if he manages to beat Lomachenko. Luke Campbell has a record of 20 wins, with 16 via KO and 2 losses, as Lomachenko has 13 wins, 10 via KO, and 1 loss. This is going to be a close fight!
