Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs), the undisputed lightweight world champion, expressed his displeasure with the promotional firm Top Rank on Twitter as they were planning his fight with Vasily Lomachenko, a past champion in three weight divisions (17-2, 11 KOs).
“These people are trying to push back my next fight with Loma to May. They know that the longer I stay in the lightweight division, the harder it is for me to make weight! Let's do this shit in March!"
“I literally told Top Rank that I want to fight before Ramadan. It's not about having a fight with someone else. The point is to give me the date of the fight! They want their fighter, Loma, to get another chance."
The legendary Roy Jones Jr. also spoke about the possible match: “Loma is a technical fighter, he has always been one of my favorites. But so does Haney. In favor of Haney is that it will be a confrontation between size and experience. Haney is bigger, and Teofimo Lopez has shown that big fighters are a problem for Lope. That's how Loma suffered his first loss as a pro - his opponent (Orlando Salido) didn't make weight and beat him."
“And not only is Haney bigger, he can also box,” Roy notes. - “Will Loma be able to enter the ring and level out all of Devin's boxing skills? We don't know. But to say "Haney doesn't stand a chance" is just bullshit. It's a 50-50 fight. Haney's size and skill versus Lomachenko's experience and skills. The chances are equal."
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