Vasiliy "Hi-Tech" Lomachenko Has Retired from Boxing

Vasiliy "Hi-Tech" Lomachenko

The man who revolutionized the art of movement, rhythm, and precision has stepped away from the ring.

Lomachenko didn’t just fight — he painted pictures with footwork, composed rhythm with punches, and introduced an entire generation to the beauty behind the violence. His mastery was so profound, he didn’t just impress boxing purists — he made the casual viewer feel the poetry in each angle, each slip, each perfectly placed counter.

His résumé speaks for itself:

•  2× Olympic Gold Medallist (2008 Beijing, 2012 London)

•  396–1 amateur record — widely considered one of the greatest amateur careers in history

•  3-weight world champion: Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Lightweight

• Fastest male boxer in history to become a 3-division world champion — in just 12 professional fights

• Multiple wins over world champions including Gary Russell Jr., Nicholas Walters, Jorge Linares, and Guillermo Rigondeaux

But perhaps more important than his accolades was his approach to the craft.

Lomachenko — and his visionary father, Anatoly Lomachenko — redefined training itself. While most boxers followed the standard formula of bag work, pads, sparring, and shadowboxing, Team Loma prioritized neurocognitive sharpness, reaction drills, visual processing, and problem-solving under pressure — training not just the body, but the brain to decode the ring like a chess master.

They reminded us: Boxing is not just about damage — it’s about decoding patterns, setting traps, and finding rhythm within chaos.

Anatoly even took young Vasiliy out of boxing for years to train in traditional Ukrainian dance, honing the footwork and balance that would later leave world champions swinging at air. Wrestling, judo, and other combat sports were part of the foundation too — a philosophy now mirrored by champions like Oleksandr Usyk, also trained by Lomachenko’s father.

Lomachenko wasn’t just a boxer — he was a system.A revolution.A living masterclass in how beautiful this brutal sport can be.

My only wish?That he had turned professional sooner — so we could have witnessed even more of his brilliance.But even in this time, what he gave us was unforgettable.

Thank you, Loma.For showing us what boxing looks like when it becomes art