Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
George Kambosos Jr. watched the Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight from a ringside seat the night of May 20. From Kambosos’ vantagepoint, Haney-Lomachenko was “a great fight” that could’ve gone “either way.” The former unified lightweight champion condemned those, including Lomachenko, who have claimed Haney’s unanimous-decision win was “a robbery.”
Egis Klimas, the manager of three division titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko, is keeping a realistic attitude toward the idea of getting a rematch with Devin Haney.
Former three division champion Vasily Lomachenko is still looking to get a measure of revenge against undisputed lightweight world champion Devin Haney. Lomachenko challenged Haney back in May and lost a close twelve round unanimous decision. The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113.
Devin Haney’s most significant win of his career to date came at a cost. The undisputed lightweight champion was issued a $25,000 fine for his actions during the weigh-in surrounding his May 20 win over Vasiliy Lomachenko at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Haney ended their obligatory staredown with a two-handed shove of the former three-division titlist, which at the time prompted the Nevada State Athletic Commission to withhold ten-percent of his reported $4,000,000 fight purse.
Josh Taylor thinks Teofimo Lopez deserved his career-changing victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko. The undefeated, former fully unified junior welterweight champion nevertheless questioned the amount of credit Lopez received for beating an opponent Taylor deemed physically impaired and too small for the lightweight division. Taylor
Bob Arum apparently has several attractive offers to keep lightweight champion Devin Haney part of his promotional orbit. The head of Top Rank Inc. outlined three fights for the 24-year-old Haney, who retained his undisputed distinction last month with a unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Teofimo Lopez hasn’t looked like the same fighter who beat Vasiliy Lomachenko in any of his three appearances since his career-defining win in October 2020.
Jamaine Ortiz isn’t interested in moral victories. The bottom line to Ortiz is that he lost to Vasiliy Lomachenko on October 29. It was Lomachenko, not him, who moved on to challenge undefeated, undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney.
On paper, Devin Haney’s recent showdown against Vasiliy Lomachenko had all the makings of a can’t miss fight. The skills between them were clear as day but the animosity, at least prior to their weigh-in, was missing. But, as the two stood shirtless across one another after making the lightweight limit of 135 pounds, Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) shoved the Ukrainian halfway across the stage. From there, Regis Prograis was sold.
Oleksandr Usyk was apparently as outraged as many other viewers who tuned into the recent undisputed light heavyweight championship between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko.