Luke Campbell could be forgiven for believing Vasyl Lomachenko has already won – and that the Ukrainian’s state visit this week will end tonight not in a fight but in a coronation.
Such has been the hype and frenzy around a boxer considered the best on the planet.
His fans fawned over his box of tricks at a workout this week before the crowd dispersed as Campbell took to the ring.
Wladimir Klitschko and Prince Naseem Hamed have not begged the promoters for ringside seats to watch the Brit, but rather to witness the greatness Lomachenko has shown since he was four years old.
“Every interview is about him,” Campbell said. “What he’s got, everything he does, his tricks – I feel like a parrot repeating myself over and over again.
