Portrait crestPremium cottonBlackS to 4XL
The essentials: a nickname that does not describe a strength but what the opponent feels — the shot is thrown correctly and meets nothing. This tee carries a circular crest around THE MATRIX, with his name in yellow capitals and the line WORLD CLASS BOXING CHAMPION. Premium cotton 180 gsm, heat transfer print. Black, 7 sizes S to 4XL, €29, free shipping.
A boxing nickname almost always names a strength: the power, the chin, the right hand. The Matrix names none of those. It names an impression — and it belongs to the opponent.
Lomachenko does not block: he pivots. The shot is thrown correctly, well aimed, and meets nothing. By the time the other man works it out, he is no longer facing him but standing on his blind side. That half-second lag, that feeling of punching air while aiming true, is where the nickname came from.
Two Olympic titles, one trainer
Before turning professional, Lomachenko was one of the best amateurs the sport has produced: two Olympic titles, at featherweight in Beijing in 2008 and at lightweight in London in 2012.
His father, Anatoly Lomachenko, has trained him since childhood and has never handed him to another coach. He is the one who put the boy through years of traditional Ukrainian dance alongside boxing: balance and footing before fists.
The result shows in the ring: a southpaw who wins by position rather than force, hunting the angle where the opponent cannot answer. Movement boxing.
1987, the year set into the crest
The figures 19 and 87, placed either side of the portrait, give his year of birth. It is a badge convention: the one used by clubs and brands that display their founding date.
Applied to a fighter it does the same work — the date does not state an age, it states that you are looking at an institution.
What it looks like on
The crest forms a centred disc on the chest, of medium width. The circle is not drawn — it is the arced text that traces the circumference.
On black, the ground of the artwork merges with the fabric: the yellow of the name and the whites of the photograph carry it alone, and the disc appears to float. It is the only colourway offered, and the one that serves this treatment best.
The faded texture running through the lettering and the photograph is part of the printed file: the capitals are deliberately eaten away, like a poster that has lived. And the photograph, treated in high-contrast black and white, reduces the face to clean blocks — which is what makes it readable at distance.
Premium cotton, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back.
The detail that matters: the print is applied by heat transfer onto a PET film. That is what lets the large yellow capitals and the small white letters of WORLD CLASS BOXING CHAMPION sit in the same print, with the faded texture kept exactly as drawn. The print stands up to wear and does not fade easily in the wash. Care: machine wash at 30 °C / 86 °F inside out, no fabric softener, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print.
Your size
European cut — take your usual size, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
Technical specification
Also worth a look
- Championship belt — white stencil illustration, belt over the shoulder, if you want the title: the only one where he carries his belt, and the only royal blue.
- Loma — LOMA in capitals run on into the Ukrainian flag, if you want the most discreet — 9 colourways.
- Portrait — black and white photograph on white, if you want a photograph with no crest around it — the only white.
- The other Ukrainian: the Usyk tee, heavyweight champion.
- For footing work: our skipping ropes and our boxing gloves.
- The full boxing t-shirt collection.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Lomachenko called The Matrix?
Because the nickname describes what the opponent feels, not a physical quality. Lomachenko pivots instead of blocking: the shot is thrown correctly, well aimed, and meets nothing. By the time the other man works it out, he is standing on his blind side.
Did Lomachenko really train in dance?
Yes. His father Anatoly Lomachenko, his trainer since childhood, put him through years of traditional Ukrainian dance alongside boxing — balance and footing before fists. It is the recognised source of the footwork.
What do the figures 19 and 87 mean?
His year of birth, 1987, split either side of the portrait. It is a badge convention, the one used by clubs that display their founding date.
Is the faded look a fault?
No. The faded texture is part of the printed file: the capitals and the small white letters are deliberately eaten away, like vintage artwork. The tee is new.
How does it differ from the other Lomachenko tees?
This one is a full crest with a photograph, built around the nickname. The championship belt tee is the only one where he carries his title, the Loma tee a minimal logo in nine colourways, and the portrait tee a photograph on white.
Which size should I take?
Standard European cut: take your usual size. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, with the chest running from about 96 cm / 38 in to 132 cm / 52 in.
