Kathy Willens, The Associated PressVasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine, punches a bag Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, during a workout at a Manhattan boxing gym in New York, for Saturday's WBO super featherweight title fight against Cuban defector Guillermo Rigondeaux, 37. The fight, said to pit two of boxing's pound-for-pound best technical fighters, will be held at Madison Square Garden.
Kathy Willens, The Associated PressVasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine, jumps rope at a Manhattan boxing gym Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in New York, while preparing for his WBO super featherweight title fight against Guillermo Rigondeaux, scheduled for Saturday at Madison Square Garden.- Kathy Willens, The Associated PressGuillermo Rigondeaux works out on a bag preparation for his Saturday WBO super featherweight title fight, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at a boxing gym in New York. Rigondeaux is slated to face title-holder Vasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine.
- Kathy Willens, The Associated PressBoxer Guillermo Rigondeaux, left, works out with his trainer Dr. Pedro Diaz at a Manhattan gym Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in New York, in preparation for his WBO super featherweight title fight against title-holder Vasyl Lomachenko. Rigondeaux, 37, is a Cuban defector who resides in Miami. Boxing aficionados say the fight, slated for Saturday evening in New York, pits two of boxing's pound-for-pound best fighters.
- Kathy Willens, The Associated PressBoxer Vasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine, takes a break after working out at a Manhattan gym, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in New York, in preparation for his upcoming WBO super featherweight title fight against Cuban defector Guillermo Rigondeaux, 37. The fight, said to pit two of boxing's pound-for-pound best technical fighters, will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at Madison Square Garden.
- Kathy Willens, The Associated PressBoxer Guillermo Rigondeaux, left, shares a laugh with his team during a workout Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at a boxing gym in New York, in preparation for his upcoming WBO super featherweight title fight against Vasyl Lomochenko. The fight, slated for Saturday in New York, is said to pit two of boxing's pound-for-pound best fighters against each other.
- Kathy Willens, The Associated PressVasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine, punches a bag during a workout at a Manhattan boxing gym Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in New York, while preparing for his Saturday WBO super featherweight title fight against Guillermo Rigondeaux.
- Kathy Willens, The Associated PressBoxer Guillermo Rigondeaux, works out with his trainer at a Manhattan gym in preparation for his WBO super featherweight title fight against title holder Vasyl Lomachenko, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in New York. Rigondeaux, 37, is a Cuban defector who resides in Miami. Boxing aficionados say the fight, slated for Saturday evening in New York, pits two of boxing's pound-for-pound best fighters.
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Vasyl Lomachenko, of Ukraine, punches a bag Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, during a workout at a Manhattan boxing gym in New York, for Saturday's WBO super featherweight title fight against Cuban defector Guillermo Rigondeaux, 37. The fight, said to pit two of boxing's pound-for-pound best technical fighters, will be held at Madison Square Garden.
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