This coming Saturday, the Dublin Arena in Ireland and the MGM in Las Vegas will be the respective venues for two boxing wars that are already shaping up to be fights of the year,
We are highlighting Katie Taylor who will have the opportunity to become undisputed world champion from two divisions when she takes on undisputed super lightweight world champion Chantelle Cameron; and undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney who will defend his crown against former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko from Ukraine in what is expected to be a strategic war.
Two historic fights that have caught the spotlight and that promise to have fans with emotions on the surface, since the quality and style of each one of them is a guarantee of a first-class show.
Taylor, who comes into this commitment as the undisputed champion in the lightweight division and with an undefeated record in 22 fights, is extremely excited, as she will not only fight in her native Ireland for the first time in her professional career, but will also seek to make history by facing to the also undisputed super lightweight champion, originally from the United Kingdom, and also undefeated, Chantelle Cameron.
The match has aroused considerable interest as this will be a duel between two undisputed champions, considered among the best pound-for-pound of the moment, and let’s remember that Taylor beat Amanda Serrano in an epic fight on a great night at Madison Square Garden in New York with sold-out tickets in April of last year, being the first women’s boxing match to headline the famous MSG in its 140-year history, with an audience of 1.5 million.
Likewise, Cameron achieved her life’s dream by beating American Jessica McCaskill for the undisputed crown at 140 pounds at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates last November.
Two women who have consolidated their careers based on their dedication, discipline, and passion for boxing and who will make history this coming weekend.
A weekend of action and undefeated, and one of the most anticipated fights of 2023 is finally about to happen, Devin Haney, the current undisputed lightweight champion, will clash against the dangerous Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko in the which is expected to be a war.
Haney, will put his 135-pound titles at stake, but also his undefeated win of 29 fights, 15 of them by knockout, and although he has been sure of adding one more victory to his record, he is not confident, knowing that the Olympic medalist and former world champion in three divisions wants to return to the elite and do so by defeating the favorite.
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 he turned professional in Mexico in 2015 when he was 17. He made his United States 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 world lightweight championship. of the WBC. He defended the title against undefeated 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, Australia, 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, super featherweight 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 López in October 2020, but regained his form with thumping victories over Masayoshi Nakatani and Richard Commey the following year.
After a layoff of nearly 11 months that he spent serving in a territorial defense battalion in his native Ukraine, Lomachenko defeated previously undefeated contender Jamaine Ortiz last October.
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