NEW YORK: Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko knocked out Roman Martinez on Saturday to grab the World Boxing Organization super featherweight world title -- his second world belt in just his seventh pro bout.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko sent Puerto Rico's Martinez sprawling on his back with a devastating left uppercut-right hook combination to win by knockout at 1:09 of the fifth round.

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