Vasiliy Lomachenko has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 37.

Lomachenko retires following his IBF Lightweight Championship win against George Kambosos Jr. last year, as he stopped the Australian in the 11th round. Lomachenko admitted he had initially planned to walk away from boxing following his controversial loss to Devin Haney. Lomachenko was also preoccupied with the Russia-Ukraine war, having been on the front line.

His father convinced him to fight on, not wanting him to end his career on a defeat. Lomachenko was linked with a potential fight with Gervonta Davis, but his longtime manager, Egis Klimas, revealed that Loma lacked the drive to pursue that bout.

Lomachenko’s best wins came against Gary Russell Jr., Nicholas Walters, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jorge Linares, Jose Pedraza, Luke Campbell and Masayoshi Nakatani. He ends his career with an 18-3-0 record as a three-weight world champion.