Vasyl Lomachenko to fight in the UK for the first time as WBC announce agreement reached for lightweight title clash with Luke Campbell The WBC ordered Luke Campbell to face Vasyl Lomachenko for the vacant belt Ukranian fought at 2012 Olympics but has not competed in UK as professional Lomachenko's WBA and WBO belts will be on the line in clash on August 31By Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline Published: 09:28 BST, 26 June 2019 | Updated: 09:28 BST, 26 June 2019 Viewcomments Vasyl Lomachenko is to fight in the United Kingdom for the first time ever as he faces off against Luke Campbell. Organising body WBC has announced that a deal has been reached for the pound-for-pound icon to face British challenger Campbell for the vacant lightweight belt in London on August 31. Purse bids were scheduled for Wednesday but have been cancelled after a deal was reached on Tuesday. Vasyl Lomachenko is to fight in the UK for the first time ever against Luke Campbell Lomachenko did win Olympic gold at the London 2012 games but has never competed in the UK as a professional before. Campbell will also have a shot at winning Lomachenko's WBA and WBO belts along with the WBC crown. Eddie Hearn, the Hull-born fighter's promoter, did not agree with the WBC's decision to match him up with Lomachenko as Campbell had hoped to face another contender for the vacant belt. It will be Campbell's second shot at a world title. He previously lost on a points decision against Jorge Linares for the WBA crown in September 2017. Organising body WBC has announced that a deal has been reached between the pair Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility