Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) fights for the title of absolute world champion for the second time in his career. On Saturday, May 20, our compatriot, who lost to Teofimo Lopez in October 2020, will fight the holder of all titles in the lightweight division with unbeaten American Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs).
The Top Rank promotion company, which manages the affairs of the Ukrainian, reports this on its page on the social network Instagram. It is known that the boxing evening will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was here that Lomachenko lost to Lopez, and in 2015 knocked out Puerto Rican Gamaler Rodriguez.
Vasiliy’s next opponent has no defeats in his professional boxing record. Before the battle with the Ukrainian, Haney beat Australian George Kambosos twice. Note that the American absolute champion has not won ahead of schedule since 2015, when Antonio Moran stopped in the 7th round.
Lomachenko fought his last fight in October 2022. Then he defeated the American Jemaine Ortiz by unanimous decision in a tough fight, the notes of which caused controversy among analysts and fans.
As GLOBAL HAPPENINGS reported, Vasily Lomachenko got into a new grandiose scandal by showing a video on Instagram comparing Ukraine with Nazi Germany.
Source: Obozrevatel
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