Via Robert Segal: Undisputed lightweight champion Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko negotiations have officially begun for a fight that is pegged in early 2023, according to Top Rank.
We’ll have to see if the talks produce a fight as Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) said the showdown with former three-division world champion Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) ) would need to make sense.
Haney will be the A side, and whether the fight goes through will be decided by how desperate Lomachenko is to make it happen.
Haney looked huge as she stepped into the ring after Lomachenko’s win over Jamaine Ortiz on October 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
It wouldn’t be surprising if Haney couldn’t put on weight, which means four belts would be for Lomachenko only.
With Haney expected to rise to 140 soon, perhaps after his next bout he probably won’t be too disheartened about being underweight. As long as he gets the win, that’s all that matters.
“Lomachenko is an excellent boxer, but we saw him lose to a much larger Teofimo Lopez in 2020. Teofimo looks at least 15 pounds heavier than Loma, if not 20.
“He is considered Devin’s next opponent. Let’s make it happen,” Bill Haney told Fighthype about Vasyl Lomachenko potentially being the next opponent for undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney.
“There’s no other opponent we’re looking at, and he’s not looking at anyone. I know I won’t get a chance to make an announcement. We have a Top Rated company ready to do just that.
“We had an ESPN station that was interested in it and loved the idea of it. They were behind Devin and George Kambosos, both one and two. All the right players are behind it, and now it’s just about X and Os.
“As long as Lomachenko is next, we don’t want to put the horse in front of the chariot about what people will think,” Bill said of whether Haney would be credited for beating 34-year-old Lomachenko, who looked poorly in the close game. here with Jamaine Ortiz.
“First and foremost is dealing with such a person. They have a great team. His father is a great coach. They have a great team there, and it was amazing that night. We look forward to that,” said Haney.
