Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko squared off in the main event live on ESPN+ PPV from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 20. The contest featured undefeated undisputed lightweight champion of San Francisco, California up against two-time Olympic gold medalist and former three-division world champion from Bilhorod-Dnistrovs’kyi, Ukraine.
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, May 21 on Main Event on Kayo.
Advertisements
The scheduled for 12 rounds world championship bout went the full distance and produced fireworks. In the end, one judge scored the fight 116-112, while two other judges had it 115-113, all in favor of the defending champion.
‘He’s a great fighter’
With the victory by unanimous decision, Devin Haney improved his unbeaten record to 30-0, 15 KOs and made the second successful defense of his title. The event marked the first time the “The Dream” appeared inside the boxing ring in the U.S. since late 2021. In his previous outing last October, the 24-year-old scored a unanimous decision against George Kambosos Jr in their immediate rematch in Melbourne, Australia.
“Lomachenko is a future Hall of Famer,” Haney said. “It was a blessing. He was my toughest opponent by far. He is very crafty, and we put on a great fight for the fans.”
“He’s a crafty fighter. He turns it up in the championship rounds. I just have to take my hat off to him. He’s a great fighter.”
“This is all experience. Me and my team are going to go back to the house, watch the fight and reflect on it. I’ve been at 135 for a long, long time. This is my 30th fight. I’ve been here at 135 since I was 16 years old. We’re going to go back to the lab and figure out what’s next.”
‘See you next time’
Vasiliy Lomachenko dropped to 17-3, 11 KOs. The 35-year-old boxing star came up short in his attempt to regain the world championship status and become a new undisputed 135-pound king.
“I don’t want to talk about [the decision],” Lomachenko said. “All the people saw what happened today.”
“Before, I thought he would be better. He’s a tough fighter. He’s a good fighter. But he’s not a pound-for-pound fighter.”
“I think I showed that I can still be in boxing. I’m in good shape now. And see you next time.”
“Right now I want to go back home and support my country and support my Ukrainian orthodox church.”
Get Haney vs Lomachenko full fight card results.
Advertisements
