Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
By Cliff Rold - The road to big fights in boxing is often colorful. The road to the battle for the lightweight championship this Saturday (ESPN PPV, 10 PM EST) is one with a little bit of Robert Frost to it. Two roads diverged around 2019. Will that make all the difference this weekend? We know the road traveled so far.
LAS VEGAS – Devin Haney wants to remain in the lightweight division beyond Saturday night because he realizes that’s where more “money fights” can be made against Shakur Stevenson and/or Gervonta Davis.
Haney, Lomachenko Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is set to defend his undisputed lightweight championship against Ukraine's three-division world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) this Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams)'
LAS VEGAS – Devin Haney thinks Vasiliy Lomachenko is a dirty fighter. The undisputed, undefeated lightweight champion told Lomachenko exactly that as the fighters and their teams walked together from one promotional appearance to another Tuesday at MGM Grand to discuss their ESPN Pay-Per-View fight Saturday night. Promoter Top Rank’s cameras captured the exchange and released the footage late Tuesday night through the company’s social media platforms.
LAS VEGAS – Vasiliy Lomachenko considers himself a small lightweight, a boxer better suited for the junior lightweight division in which he also has held a world title. The former WBC 135-pound champion typically faces size disadvantages against lightweights, but he is 7-1 in
Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney will likely have to pay a small price for moving up in the weight, according to his former promoter Eddie Hearn.
Vasiliy Lomachenko Interview - Video by Ryan Burton - Undisputed lightweight king Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) and former three-division world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) made their grand arrivals today in Las Vegas ahead of their showdown this Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams)
There was a brief moment where those responsible for mapping out Vasiliy Lomachenko’s future suggested a return to the 130-pound division. It was considered after Lomachenko’s competitive but clear defeat to Teofimo Lopez in their October 2020 lightweight
Haney, Lomachenko Grand Arrivals Photos Gallery - Undisputed lightweight king Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) and former three-division world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) made their grand arrivals today in Las Vegas ahead of their showdown this Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams)
LAS VEGAS – One of boxing’s most respected referees has been chosen to officiate the Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight in the wake of the controversial conclusion to the Rolando Romero-Ismael Barroso bout last Saturday night.