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Vasyl Lomachenko demands Mikey Garcia unification fight after crushing Anthony Crolla

Lomachenko wants to unify the lightweight division. (Picture: Action Images via Reuters)

Vasyl Lomachenko hopes to fight Mikey Garcia next after destroying Anthony Crolla in Los Angeles.

With his WBA and WBO titles on the line at the Staples Center, Lomachenko overwhelmed Crolla before securing a fourth round knockout victory to extend his professional record to 13-1.

The Ukrainian is already a three-weight world champion but wants to remain at lightweight for the foreseeable future - and wants to add to his collection by taking Garcia's WBC title.

"I want to fight with Mikey Garcia," Lomachenko said in his post-fight interview.

"Of course I will stay at 135lbs as long as possible and I want to unify all titles."

Garcia is coming off the first defeat of his professional career, having stepped up to welterweight to challenge Errol Spence for his IBF strap in March.

The California-born fighter was outclassed by Spence however who won every round of their contest with a return to lightweight now a real possibility for Garcia.

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