
Teofimo Lopez Sr. Sides With Lomachenko As Haney Bout Inches Closer
Before establishing himself as the man to beat at 135 pounds, Devin Haney acknowledged that Vasiliy Lomachenko reigned supreme as the division’s top dog.
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Before establishing himself as the man to beat at 135 pounds, Devin Haney acknowledged that Vasiliy Lomachenko reigned supreme as the division’s top dog.

Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko have a date for their lightweight title fight. Promoter Bob Arum informed BoxingScene.com that Haney-Lomachenko likely will take place May 20. Their 12-round, 135-pound championship match will headline either an ESPN or ESPN Pay-Per-View show.

The days of Shakur Stevenson squeezing down his ever-growing frame to the 130-pound limit are officially behind him. After failing to make weight, and subsequently losing WBO and WBC super featherweight titles as a result, Stevenson, following his masterful performance against Robson Conceicao, announced that moving forward, he will now compete as a full-fledged lightweight.

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum says a deal is nearly complete for Devin Haney to defend his undisputed lightweight crown against former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.

Former two division world champion Shakur Stevenson is still hunting for an opponent for a planned WBC lightweight eliminator. Several names have turned him down, but one name that is likely to agree - is Jamaine Ortiz.

All signs are pointing toward a showdown between undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko to take place in the first half of 2023.

Former two division champion Shakur Stevenson is hunting for big fights in 2023 - and his eyes are firmly set on top names Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis. Stevenson is now player in the lightweight division after making a jump in weight to pursue a third division title.

Promoter Bob Arum has no doubt that boxing fans will be treated to a significant lightweight title fight early next year. Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney is headed toward a second defense of his belts against three-division Ukrainian titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko. The fight was in the works ever since Haney signed with Arum’s Top Rank earlier this

Devin Haney would ideally want to fight the toughest opponent of his career before the start of the Ramadan holiday. The undisputed lightweight champion and practicing Muslim is headed toward a showdown with former lightweight kingpin and three-division titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko next spring, but there is apparently some friction between Haney and the promoter of their event, Top Rank.

FLEMINGTON, New Jersey – Teofimo Lopez can’t envision this version of Vasiliy Lomachenko being able to defeat Devin Haney. Lopez didn’t see the same fighter he upset in October 2020 when he watched Lomachenko overcome a slow start to out-point Jamaine Ortiz on October 29 at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York. That is primarily why the