Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) does not consider Vasyl Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs) tears as a manifestation of weakness after losing to Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) in the May 20 fight. He explained the emotions of the Ukrainian boxer that his godfather realized that he could not give victory to his children.
Usyk stated this in an interview with the YouTube channel Seconds Out. He also called the result of the Lomachenko-Haney fight a robbery, but emphasized that it was not about corruption, but only about the fact that the promoters decided to give way to a younger and more promising American.
“7-5 in rounds in favor of Lomachenko. He was robbed in this fight. There was such a refereeing, plus they gave way to a young guy and showed disrespect to those guys who gave the fans good fights for many years. Lomachenko deserved to win this fight and the title of absolute world champion. Vasily’s tears after the fight? I think it happened because he talked with his son. Somewhere in his head he thought that he had not done something to please his children and fans. Therefore, we saw such emotions. listen, if a man expresses emotions like that and he has tears, this is not a weakness. This is normal and natural, “Usyk said.
Recall that Loma had his 20th fight in the professional ring. The lightweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena against Devin Haney went all 12 rounds and ended in a unanimous decision of the judges 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of the American.
It should be noted that the referee’s notes published after the fight caused heated debate among experts and fans.
Lomachenko’s team announced a protest against the outcome of the fight. In addition, the statistics of the blows of the fight confirm that the Ukrainian won at least five rounds.
As GLOBAL HAPPENINGS reported, American cutman and coach Russ Anber said that he had reviewed the fight between Vasily Lomachenko and Devin Haney three times and each time gave the victory to the Ukrainian. The boxer himself demanded a rematch from Devin Haney, and also noted that this would never happen. He called his account of the fight on May 20, calling the American a coward.
Source: Obozrevatel
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