Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko

Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, billed as Checkmate, was a professional boxing match contested in the lightweight division between the undisputed champion, Devin Haney, and former three-division world champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko. The bout took place on 20 May 2023 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight ended in a controversial unanimous decision win for Haney.

Checkmate
DateMay 20, 2023
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Devin Haney Vasiliy Lomachenko
Nickname The Dream Loma
Hometown San Francisco, California, U.S. Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine
Pre-fight record 29–0 (15 KOs) 17–2 (11 KOs)
Age 24 35
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 134.9 lb (61 kg) 135 lb (61 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition Undisputed lightweight champion The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Result
Haney wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116–112, 115–113, 115–113)

Background

On 19 August 2019, Lomachenko defeated Luke Campbell and won the vacant WBC title, despite holding and defending belts with other sanctioning bodies. Just two weeks after this, Devin Haney defeated Zaur Abdullaev and won the WBC interim title, thus becoming the WBC mandatory challenger. Lomachenko opted to be named the WBC "franchise champion" and Haney was elevated from interim to world champion. This prompted Haney to accuse Lomachenko of "ducking" him.[1]

On 27 March 2022, Haney struck a deal with unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr to fight for the undisputed championship. Lomachenko declined to fight Kambosos, opting to stay and fight for his country after Russia invaded Ukraine. Haney would defeat Kambosos to become the first undisputed lightweight champion since Pernell Whitaker. He would retain his titles by defeating Kambosos in a rematch that took place on 16 October 2022.[2]

Discussions for the fight with Lomachenko began immediately after the Kambosos fight. Haney, a practicing Muslim, indicated that he preferred the fight to take place before March, so as to not conflict with Ramadan. He also accused his promoter Top Rank of favoritism towards Lomachenko, claiming that Top Rank and Lomachenko's management wanted the fight pushed to May to force him to stay weight-drained for longer.[3] Eventually, a deal was struck for a fight at the MGM Grand on May 20.

Official scorecards

JudgeFighter 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112Total[4]
Tim CheathamHaney1091010101099109910115
Lomachenko91099991010910109113
Dave MorettiHaney10991010910101010910116
Lomachenko9101099109999109112
David SutherlandHaney1099101010109109910115
Lomachenko91010999910910109113

Fight card

Main card (PPV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Devin Haney (c) def. Vasiliy Lomachenko UD 12/12 [lower-alpha 1]
Super featherweight Oscar Valdez def. Adam Lopez UD 10/10
Lightweight Raymond Muratalla def. Jeremiah Nakathila TKO 2/10 2:48 [lower-alpha 2]
Undercard
Super flyweight Junto Nakatani def. Andrew Moloney KO 12/12 2:42 [lower-alpha 3]
Middleweight Nico Ali Walsh vs. Danny Rosenberger NC 8/8 [lower-alpha 4]
Super bantamweight Floyd Diaz def. Luis Fernando Saavedra UD 8/8
Lightweight Abdullah Mason def. Desmond Lyons TKO 6/6 0:32
Middleweight Amari Jones def. Pachino Hill TKO 6/6 1:16
Lightweight Emiliano Vargas def. Rafael Jasso KO 2/4 1:41
  1. For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
  2. For vacant NABF and WBO Global lightweight title
  3. For vacant WBO super flyweight title
  4. Originally a split decision draw; overturned due to Rosenberger testing positive for illegal substance

Broadcasting

Country/Region Broadcasters
Free Cable TV PPV Stream
United States (host) ESPN+
Ukraine TBA
Asia (inc. Indian subcontinent exc. Japan) Fight Sports Fight Sports Max
Europe
MENA
Brazil SporTV Globoplay
Canada TSN+ (undercard only)
YouTube
Germany
Denmark FITE
Finland
Norway
Sweden
France RMC Sport RMC BFM Play
Ireland Sky Sports Sky Go
United Kingdom
Japan Wowow Wowow on Demand
Latin America (exc. Brazil) ESPN Star+
Mexico Azteca 7 TV Azteca Deportes
Panama RPC Medcom Go
Poland TVP Sport TVP Go
Sub-saharan Africa ESPN ESPN Player

Aftermath

After the event, Haney was fined $25,000 for violently shoving Lomachenko during the weigh-in faceoffs.[5][6]

References

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