The Australian info San Francisco’s undeniable light-weight champ Devin Haney makes the 2nd defense of his title versus Ukraine’s two-time Olympic gold medalist and previous three-weight world champ Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday, May 20 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Ahead of their 12-round champion bout live on ESPN+ PPV, the fighters hosted a kickoff press conference in Los Angeles, where they previewed their upcoming bout and came face to face for the veryfirst time. Advertisements Undefeated Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is coming off the win by consentaneous choice in the champion rematch versus George Kambosos Jr in Melbourne last October, after declaring the crown by UD in their veryfirst battle in June the verysame year back in Australia. Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) was in action in October 2022 in New York, where he scored a consentaneous choice versus Jamaine Ortiz and protected his 3rd win in a row, because losing his merged light-weight belts to Teofimo Lopez in2020 Here is what Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko as well as Top Rank chairman Bob Arum had to state: Bob Arum “I’ve seen hundreds of terrific matches over the years. But when I see a match like this, it stirs my blood duetothefactthat it is such an fascinating battle to watch. Anyone who thinksabout themself even fromanotherlocation a boxing fan has to be drewin to this battle. It has all the components of the excellent battles of the past. These are 2 top fighters who have all the abilities and decision to make it a fantastic fight. Saturday night on May 20 at the MGM Grand, I’m looking forward to one of the historical battles in the sport of boxing.” Bob Arum | Top Rank Participants at Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko press conference | Top Rank Devin Haney “I’m blessed to be here. It’s something that I’ve constantly dreamed of. I’ve been desiring this battle consideringthat2019 I’ve been pleading for it and calling for it. The time has lastly come. The tables have turned this time around. When he had the belts, he didn’t desire to battle me. B
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