Devin Haney’s feud with Vasyl Lomachenko isn’t new to the lightweight landscape. The two have targeted each other enormous times and hinted at a 12-round war. But so far, nothing official has arrived from both their corners. However, this hasn’t stopped both of them from taking a dig at each other. Vasyl Lomachenko even slid into ‘The Dream’s Instagram DM to challenge him for a bout.
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Haney revealed this while he was on the Hotboxin podcast alongside Mike Tyson. Here, he handed over his phone to ‘Iron’ Mike, opening the chats for him to go through. Tyson read the entire message in a low tone and the only thing audible was, “Loma-Haney would generate millions.”
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JULY 21, 2018: Ukrainian lightweight boxer Vasyl Lomachenko attends the WBSS (World Boxing Super Series) cruiserweight final between WBC/WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine, and WBA/IBF champion Murat Gassiev of Russia, at Moscow’s Olympiyskiy Arena. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images)
Haney then read the concluding message written by Lomachenko to him, which was, “The last thing he said was ‘I will keep it in mind.”
Lomachenko last fought against the unified lightweight king Teofimo Lopez, wherein he ended up on the losing side. The Ukrainian pugilist fumed over the judges’ decision for rewarding Lopez as the winner and is keen on a rematch.
Meanwhile, he also took a chance to get onto the WBC lightweight champ Devin Haney‘s nerves by entering his DMs. Lomachenko will be hoping to secure a title shot against either of the champions.
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Will Devin Haney offer a fight to Vasyl Lomachenko?
Even after succumbing to a loss against Lopez, ‘Loma’ has kept his spot secured at number 2 of the lightweight rankings. But, a fight with Devin Haney right away might just not be on the cards as the WBC champion may defend his title next against Ryan Garcia.
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 13: Devin Haney(red and white trunks) celebrates with his coach after beating Zaur Abdullaev(Red and black trunks) by doctor stoppage for The WBC Interim Lightweight Championship at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on September 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Anthony Geathers/Getty Images)
The lightweight division is extremely stacked with undefeated boxers. Bagging a title shot next will be a tough job for the Ukrainian.
Predominantly, he might have to register a couple of wins to stay relevant for the ultimate shot. The coming few months are extremely crucial to see how things play out in ‘Loma’s boxing career.
On a scale of 1-10, how much will you rate the Lomachenko-Haney matchup?
