VASYL LOMACHENKO

I became a professional boxer because I want the attention and interest to come back to boxing. I want people interested in boxing. That's very important to me.

Every fighter thinks about their legacy, and I'm not any different.

Every fight has challenges.

I think Marriaga is a very good opponent for me. It's very hard when you have to find the keys to his defense. If people don't understand boxing, they don't know what he's capable to do. I understand it all.

As far as moving to 130, I got tired of waiting for the other champions, none of whom wanted to fight me. I'm hopeful that with the move to 130 lbs. will come better fights, particularly against the other champions, so we can make our dream of becoming undisputed champion.

My talent is I understand what I want.

If, in 10 years, or 20 or 30 years, you sit down with your friends and talk about boxing, you need to remember my name.

My father taught me boxing and showed me what this beautiful sport means.

Every fighter fights in the ring the way his opponent lets him fight.

I came to this sport to prove to myself and others that I am this big and loud champion.

I need more fights to get better as a fighter. And I will keep getting better.

I have the biggest weapons in my hands. I can go a full 12 rounds at high speed.

Money, titles, belts - you're not going to take with you when you die. History stays forever. That's why I decided to go for history.

Most important for me is to fight the best, where the fight means something and fans want it, people want to see it.

I want everything, but I can say I have a lot of goals and I have a lot of wishes, but it doesn't depend on me. If everything depends on me, I am doing it. Sometimes it just depends on how everything is going to go.

I have many goals, but I don't know if they are going to come true.

Marriaga has heart. He has the courage to get into the ring and fight. I respect that a lot.

I think footwork is one of the most important things to becoming a great fighter. That's where everything starts.

And since my father started training me, he always explained to me how important footwork is and how strong your legs have to be.

I want to fight. I want to fight. I want to unify titles.

People ask me about Orlando Salido. My answer is that I fight for Top Rank and will take on who they schedule for me. But I would like to welcome Salido to Lomachenko University in the ring some day.

It's not in my character to say what I'm going to do and how it's going to go.

People understand boxing in the U.K. The fans love it.

I want to be known to fans and appreciated as a 'boxer-painter' in regards to speed, footwork, punching power - an art form inside the ring.

I want to fight the best in the world.