DEVIN HANEY has retained his lightweight titles and remains unbeaten after defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko.
The champion won by way of unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The judges scored the tight bout 116,112, 115-113, 115,113.
- RESULT: Devin Haney def Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous decision.
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Ryan Garcia shares his thoughts on Devin Haney’s triumph.
Tear we go
Lomachenko has been left in tears following the defeat – and talked down Haney’s status in the pound-for-pound debate.
He said: “Look before I think he will be better but right now, he’s a top fighter, he’s a good fighter but he’s not pound-for-pound fighter.”
Haney vs Lomachenko
Lomachenko was left fuming with the loss, the third of his career.
He said: “I don’t want to talk about this. All people see what happened today.
“I can’t talk about this right now, it’s just not a comfortable moment for me.”
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Haney leaves the door open to both a move up in weight or staying at lightweight.
He says: “It’s always been tough for me to make the weight and I’ve accomplished everything at 135, I just beat a future Hall of Famer, this is my eighth title defence, so we’ve just got to see.
“But there’s a lot of great fighters at the 135lb division so we’ll see.”
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Haney says: “Man, Lomachenko is a future Hall of Famer.
“It was a blessing but first of, I want to say Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for this victory tonight. Without Allah none of this is possible.
“Like I say, I take my hat off to Loma, future Hall of Famer, he was my toughest opponent by far, he’s very crafty.”
Haney vs Lomachenko
Judges score the bout 116-112, 115-113, to your winner by unanimous decision DEVIN HANEY.
The young American retains his undisputed lightweight crown on points over 12 rounds.
Very, very tight fight and one which was almost impossible to score.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Lomachenko had a big round 11, landing with a massive shot over the top.
And a combination in the pocket saw some clean shots land for Loma.
But Haney come out strong in the 12th and final round in what was a highly-competitive and skilled bout.
We go to the judges scorecards…
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Round 10 – Big flurry from Loma has Haney holding on and threatening.
Another sharp left hands for Loma, who is having a very solid round here.
Good round for Loma, looked to have Haney is some discomfort as he let his hands go in the pocket.
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Haney vs Lomachenko
Round 9 – Lovely check left hook from Haney as he spins off the ropes.
Loma lands on the button but Haney instantly returns fire.
Another few good-looking body shots sink in for Haney but Loma is not deterred from coming forward.
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Round 8 – Lovely sharp combination from Loma, forcing Haney back.
Lovely chopping right from Haney but Loma returns fire with a great combo, lovely work.
Haney gets back to investing in the body of Loma, who has taken several shots to the midsection.
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Round 7 – Haney lands a right hand and then goes back to the body.
Loma walks forward, throwing shots in doing so and again snaps Haney’s head back.
Lovely check left hook lands for Haney as Loma walks into the punch.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Haney going to the body but looking for the uppercut upstairs.
Loma snaps Haney’s head back with a left hand but the champion retaliates with a combination of his own.
Haney has had most success attacking Loma’s body.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Round 4 – Haney lands to the body but he’s being put on the back foot by Loma.
Loma lands a big leaping jab but Haney returns with a right hand, it’s nip and tuck.
Another solid body shot from Haney, who sunk in a sharp right hook.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Round 3 – Double left hand breaks through Haney’s guard.
Counter left hook lands for Haney but Loma comes firing back, not looking deterred by the power.
Great action between the two here as we head into the fourth.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Round 2 – Lomachenko has done a good job closing the distance but Haney is holding to spoil the action when needed.
Counter right hand lands for Haney but Loma comes back with a combination, good action so far.
Haney is leading off but Loma is quick to fire back.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Round 1 – Here we go, Haney and Lomachenko finally sharing the ring.
Haney straight on the front foot, attacking Lomachenko’s body.
Good start from Lomachenko, using his angles, circling around Haney and trying to let off combinations to close out a tight opener.
Haney vs Lomachenko
Both fighters are now getting introduced and we are moments away from the fight four years in the making.
Haney defends his undisputed lightweight titles and comes into the bout as the favourite.
But can Loma roll back the clock and combat Haney’s size advantage?
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The main event is upon us, Devin Haney defends his undisputed lightweight titles against Vasiliy Lomachenko.
And Haney has vowed to make tonight his coming out party to the world.
He said: “Loma is a quality fighter. He’s proven himself time and time again. But you know, I’m just different.
“I’m different than all those other guys that he fought and I’m on a different level than all those guys that he fought, and I will show him that.”
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Oscar Valdez beats Adam Lopez in the co-headliner on points.
It sets up a WBO super-featherweight world title challenge against Emanuel Navarrete later in the year.
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Devin Haney reckons a win over Vasiliy Lomachenko catapults him into the top ten in the world.
Haney told Sky Sports: “I think this fight is going to put me much higher on the pound-for-pound list.
“It’s going to solidify me as a real champion. Real undisputed, the man of the division and one of the best fighters in the whole world.”
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Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney
Devin Haney stopped his eight-week sex ban before fights after having too many WET DREAMS.
The old boxing myth suggests avoiding sex builds up testosterone, despite studies debunking the theory.
And ‘The Dream’ Haney found out the hard way not to refrain for too long.
He said on the Pivot Podcast: “I used to do the eight weeks, the weight week thing.
“And I couldn’t do it cause’ I started getting like wet dreams when it got closer to my fight.
“One day I had a wet dream the day of the fight, so I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t do it.
“When you’ve got too much testosterone, like too much built up, then your body is going to find a way to release it.
“So when you go too long, it’s too long.”
Nak today
Junto Nakatani scored a knockout of the year contender against Jason Maloney to win the WBO world title.
Nakatani scored the KO with 20 seconds to go in the final round to win super-flyweight title.
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Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh suffered the first blip in his professional career.
The middleweight was left with a draw against Danny Rosenberger.
Some fans even felt he was fortunate to get away without a defeat.
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The main card in Las Vegas is starting right now!
Not long to go until we see the undisputed lightweight title fight between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko.
And what a fight it should be!
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