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Two Ukrainian sporting wins in early December 2018
Summary
A look back at victories by Olha Kharlan in fencing and Vasyl Lomachenko in boxing, reported in the days before 13 December 2018.
What did Ukrainian sport have to show as 13 December 2018 arrived? Two results from the preceding days stood out, one in fencing and one in boxing.
On 8 December, Vasyl Lomachenko beat José Pedraza and for the first time in his career unified the WBA and WBO world champion belts in the lightweight division. The win put two of the sport's major titles in a single Ukrainian's hands.
On 10 December, fencer Olha Kharlan won the overall standings of the 2017–2018 sabre World Cup. The title rewarded results across a full season rather than a single bout.
The two achievements came in different disciplines and in different ways: one in a single decisive fight, the other over a long series of competitions. Both were reported within three days of each other, and they gave Ukrainian sport two prominent international successes in the same week of December 2018.
