Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko set a record for the fewes… - David Epstein

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Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko set a record for the fewest fights needed to win world titles in three different weight classes. Lomachenko, who took four years off boxing as a kid to learn traditional Ukrainian dance, reflected, “I was doing so many different sports as a young boy — gymnastics, basketball, football, tennis — and I think, ultimately, everything came together with all those different kinds of sports to enhance my footwork.

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Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko set a record for the fewest fights needed to win world titles in three different weight classes. Lomachenko, who too… - David Epstein

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