As reported by The Ring’s Mike Coppinger, the three-division world champion is planning to end a two-year retirement in the fall, with one of his desired opponents being Emanuel Navarrete, the WBO and IBF junior lightweight champion.

The WBO informed The Ring that it is willing to let Lomachenko get a crack at the unified champion, but not until Navarrete fights Charly Suarez.

Shortly after beating Eduardo Nunez to unify the 130-pound titles, the WBO ordered Navarrete to fight Suarez, his mandatory challenger.

The two fought last May and with Suarez being the heavy underdog. Despite that, he had plenty of success and gave Navarrete a serious fight.

Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KOs, 1 NC) initially won a technical decision after suffering a cut which stopped the fight in the eighth round. The cut was believed to have been caused by an accidental headbutt and Suarez was down just one point on two judges' scorecards. However, the decision was eventually overturned to a No Contest as the large gash that opened up over Navarrete’s left eye was proven to be the result of a punch, not a clash of heads.

Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs, 1 NC) will first take a stay-busy fight against Manuel Avila on July 11. Navarrete will have to fight him immediately after.

In the meantime, Lomachenko, who held Navarrete’s WBO 130-pound title in 2016, could wait around for the winner. He may also go down another path.

Gervonta Davis was also mentioned as someone Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) wants to get his hands on. The two were initially in discussions to fight at the end of 2024, shortly after “Loma” beat George Kambosos for the IBF lightweight title.

Those discussions never gained any traction, however, and soon after, Lomachenko abruptly retirement