Vasiliy Lomachenko took a ultimate step towards a conflict with undisputed light-weight champion Devin Haney tonight, winning a tough fight with Jamaine Ortiz, which was meant to be the ultimate hurdle.
With each Haney (29-0, 15 KO) and Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KO) below High Rank contract, it’s the largest battle accessible for both, and actually is the largest battle accessible at 135 lbs proper now, at the least that may really presumably be made, since Gervonta Davis — arguably an even bigger star than both — received’t be preventing both of them subsequent.
The 2 shared the ring after, with Haney saying he’s prepared for the battle, and Lomachenko saying once more that he’s able to do no matter must be performed to make the battle. He has stated repeatedly that Haney is, certainly, the A-side, and that he wants the battle greater than Haney does proper now.
Haney added on Twitter that the battle will probably be subsequent “if it is smart,” and one figures it can, because it’s an easy-to-make, in-house battle:
If the whole lot is smart it’s subsequent…
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) October 30, 2022
Haney additionally known as the 117-111 Lomachenko card in Saturday’s battle “outrageous,” and agreed with Shakur Stevenson {that a} battle between the 2 of them is “the large one,” to which he hooked up the “bag of cash” emoji.
In principle, High Rank might additionally do Haney vs Stevenson as an alternative of Haney vs Lomachenko, however the plan has clearly been to arrange Haney vs Lomachenko. Devin simply fought on Oct. 15, beating George Kambosos Jr a second time, and the timing and the whole lot else strains up for the Lomachenko battle.
As for when which may occur, the spring of 2023 can be guess, someplace between March and Could.
