American Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) ignored Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) before the start of a press conference in the United States on the eve of the fight for the undisputed world heavyweight title. The fight will take place in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 20.
The rivals met at the first press conference before the fight, talking to reporters. Haney, entering the hall, headed towards Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum. The American shook hands with his compatriot, but did not shake hands with the Ukrainian ex-champion in three weight categories. At the same time, Vasily did not react to this act of the owner of all the titles of the light division.
Note that Haney was dismissive of Lomachenko during the duel of views. Devin approached the Ukrainian in sunglasses, which he did not take off, which means he could look anywhere.
The Ukrainian himself appeared at the press conference without national symbols and colors. At the same time, the boxer put on an Orthodox T-shirt.
Recall that Lomachenko had 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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