Devin Haney And Vasily Lomachenko The American will meet at a big main event in Las Vegas this weekend as they defend their undisputed lightweight title against the Ukrainian.
The 24-year-old undefeated Haney unified against George Kambosos Jr last June and had previously beaten the Australian in his own backyard. doing this again in October to defend titles.
Prior to these matches, Kambosos Jr was undefeated and received three belts from Teofimo Lopez in 2021. By contrast, Lopez had stunned Lomachenko with his decision to become the combined champion in 2020.
At 35, Lomachenko, who has won world titles in multiple weight classes, may be running out of time to recapture his gold. It was as impressive as the career of the two-time Olympic gold medalist.Haney faces a tough test.
Here’s everything you need to know two-pound stars go head-to-head.
When?
The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 20.
Mainboard kicks off at 01:00 BST (17:00 PT, 7:00 pm CT, 8:00 pm ET) on Sunday, May 21, and ring marches for the main event begin at approximately 4:00 pm BST (20:00 pm PT, 10:00 pm ET). :00 CT, 23:00 ET) is expected.
How can I watch?
In the UK, the event will be streamed live on Sky Sports, as well as on the broadcaster’s website and the Sky Go app.
In the US, ESPN+ will broadcast the fights live on a pay-per-view basis.
proportions
In 2022, Devin Haney (right) joined the lightweight belts against George Kambosos Jr and then defended against him in a rematch.
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Haney – 2/5
Lomachenko – 21/10
Draw – 12/1
Full card (subject to change)
Devin Haney (current) – Vasiliy Lomachenko (IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO lightweight titles)
Juno Nakatani vs Andrew Maloney (vacant WBO superweight title)
Raymond Muratalla vs Jeremia Nakathila (lightweight)
Oscar Valdez vs Adam Lopez (super featherweight)
Floyd Diaz vs Luis Saavedra (super bantamweight)
Nico Ali Walsh vs Danny Rosenberger (middleweight)
Abdullah Mason vs Desmond Lyons (lightweight)
Amari Jones vs Pachino Hill (middleweight)
Emiliano Vargas vs Rafael Jasso (lightweight)
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