Vasyl Lomachenko is considered by many as the number one pound-for-pound boxer on the planet at the moment and after his recent success again Anthony Crolla, the big question is: what is next for the WBA and WBO lightweight champion?
Here is a look at three men the Ukrainian could face later in 2019 as he looks to continue his dominance of the 130-pound division.
Mikey Garcia
Straight after his success over Crolla at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Lomachenko called out WBC title holder Mikey Garcia for a unification contest that would determine who is the number one boxer in the division.
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Garcia is set to come back down to lightweight after a crushing defeat to Errol Spence Jr where he stepped up two weight divisions to take on the unbeaten American. Since picking up his WBA lightweight belt after beating Dejan Zlaticanin in 2017, he also won the IBF version but was forced to vacate that title in order to move up to welterweight to meet Spence Jr.
Both Lomachenko and Garcia have big followings in Los Angeles, therefore, it would be a hugely popular fight at the Staples Center and for boxing fans all over the world.
Regis Prograis
Lomachenko is already a three-weight world champion and the former Olympic gold medallist may have plans to go up further in weight divisions in order to establish himself as one of the all-time greats in the sport.
Prograis is unbeaten in 20 professional contests and is considered as one of the best young prospects in boxing today. He goes into the fight against Relikh on the back of an excellent win over Terry Flanagan last October.
Luke Campbell
Lomachenko has indicated he is very happy to fight outside of the US in the near future with a clash with Luke Campbell a possibility in the UK. Like the Ukrainian, Campbell also won gold at the 2012 Olympics in London.
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Since losing to Jorge Linares in September 2017, Campbell has got his career back on track with three consecutive wins. He stopped fellow Brit Troy James in the fifth round in his return the ring in 2018. Later that year he avenged a loss to Yvan Mendy from earlier in his career, while just last month he beat Adrian Young in Philadelphia.
The opportunity to fight in the UK and build his fan base around the world may be a factor that Lomachenko considers when he weighs up his next move. The contest would most likely take place at the O2 Arena in London, therefore, it would be a nice return to the city where the Ukrainian has so much success in 2012 at the Olympics.
Whatever the option Lomachneko chooses, it is sure to have the eyes of the world on it as Loma is box-office boxing and looks likely to be on course to being named the Fighter of the Year for 2019.