Devin Haney in locomotion to face “Loma”

Two of boxing’s supreme pound-for-pound fighters will fight for supremacy of the 135-pound division on Saturday, May 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Devin “The Dream” Haney will defend his undisputed crown against three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko of Ukraine.

Haney knows the importance of this fight, which is why he is doing a more than thorough training camp to arrive in optimal conditions for this historic fight.

Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) will fight in the United States for the first time since he defeated George Kambosos Jr. in Australia twice last year to capture and retain the undisputed championship.

The 24-year-old has walked a unique path since turning pro in Mexico in 2015 when he was 17. He made his US debut on the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley III undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in 2016. Following a four round knockout of the then undefeated Zaur Abdullaev, Haney was awarded the WBC world lightweight championship.

He defended that strap against unbeaten contender Alfredo Santiago and former world champions Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jorge Linares and Joseph Diaz Jr. He became the undisputed king last June over 12 rounds in Melbourne, in front of more than 40,000 Kambosos supporters.

Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) is a two-time Olympic gold medalist who compiled a staggering 396-1 record as an amateur before winning world titles at featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight. As a lightweight, he knocked out Jorge Linares to capture the WBA title, won the WBO belt against Jose Pedraza and added the vacant WBC title to his collection with a 12-round decision over Luke Campbell in London.

The 35-year-old lost his belts in a close fight against Teofimo Lopez in October 2020, but regained his form with one-sided beatings on Masayoshi Nakatani and Richard Commey the following year. After a nearly 11-month layoff that he spent serving in a territorial defense battalion in his native Ukraine, Lomachenko held off undefeated contender Jamaine Ortiz last October.
Haney vs. Lomachenko will air live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV, the exclusive digital distributor for the event in the United States, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p. m. Pt..