aney vs Lomachenko LIVE!
Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko compete tonight in the second of boxing’s major undisputed fights this weekend. All the men’s 135lbs world titles are on the line in a colossal showdown at the iconic MGM Grand in Las Vegas, just weeks after Gervonta Davis’ dominant win over Ryan Garcia. The stakes simply could not be higher in another fascinating clash of styles.
Haney is the favourite as he defends all four belts for the second time having become the first undisputed lightweight king of the modern era by outpointing George Kambosos Jr in Australia last summer, later cruising to victory in a rematch. Now he could have sights set on blockbuster bouts with the likes of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Shakur Stevenson, but must first take care of business in a key test against Lomachenko, the former pound-for-pound superstar who could be in the last chance saloon as he bids to finally recover from that shock loss to Teofimo Lopez from 2020.
On tonight’s undercard, Andrew Moloney and Junto Nakatani compete for the vacant WBO super-flyweight title. Oscar Valdez returns against Adam Lopez, while exciting prospect Raymond Muratalla steps up against Jeremiah Nakathila. Follow Haney vs Lomachenko live below!
Live updates
Nico Ali Walsh vs Danny Rosenberger begins main card
Kicking off tonight’s main card is Nico Ali Walsh, the undefeated 22-year-old grandson of Muhammad Ali who is looking to go 9-0 as he battles the 13-9-4 Danny Rosenberger.
Rosenberger is 11 years Ali Walsh’s senior and an obvious step up in experience.
This is a six-rounder in the middleweight division.
Emiliano Vargas stops Rafael Jasso in round two
Brutal and ruthless from Vargas!
He stops Jasso in round two with a peach of a left hook to the body that leaves Jasso as a crumpled heap on the canvas.
That was a vicious shot. 5-0 it is with four stoppages for ‘El General’.
Emiliano Vargas vs Rafael Jasso next
Finishing off the early portion of tonight’s undercard in Las Vegas is Emiliano Vargas, another hyped and undefeated lightweight prospect who will hope to go to 5-0.
‘El General’ contests a quick four-rounder against Rafael Jasso, who is also undefeated as a professional at 3-0 since making his debut in 2021.
Three of Vargas’ four pro wins to date have come by knockout and he will be hoping to lay down another marker on the big stage this evening.
Shakur Stevenson hails Abdullah Mason as ‘the truth’
High praise indeed for the electric Abdullah Mason from Shakur Stevenson on social media…
Floyd Diaz outpoints Luis Fernando Saavedra
80-72 x2 and 79-73 – all in favour of Floyd Diaz, who takes a deserved unanimous decision to move to 9-0.
He would have wanted the stylish knockout, but he would have learned a lot from that eight-rounder.
Diaz-Saavedra goes the distance and we await the judges’ scorecards.
The slick Diaz was in control through six and had the Mexican badly bloodied, though he took some punishment himself during the final two rounds.
A tough test for the 19-year-old, who should certainly maintain his unbeaten record here.
Report: NSAC filing complaint over Haney shove
Just going back to *that* weigh-in shove for a moment, ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reported that the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is set to file a complaint with its attorney’s office for a disciplinary hearing.
ESPN’s report also said that Haney would likely be fined, with the NSAC having requested a second physical examination of Lomachenko to medically re-clear him for tonight’s main event.
While it was certainly a hard push out of nowhere, there will surely be no issues on that front.
Haney: Tank and Shakur only fights to keep me at 135
Devin Haney has admitted that mega-fights with fellow US superstars Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis are the only bouts that could now convince him to stick around at lightweight, if indeed he manages to overcome Vasyl Lomachenko later tonight.
“There’s good fights at 135 and I wanna make the biggest fights,” he told Boxing Scene.
“Shakur is one of the names on the list. Tank is one of the names on the list.
“And truthfully, those are probably the only fights that I would even stay at 135 for because other fights just wouldn’t even make sense.”
Floyd Diaz vs Luis Fernando Saavedra next
Floyd Diaz is next on the early portion of this undercard in Las Vegas.
Another exciting and undefeated 19-year-old prospect at 8-0, the 2019 junior Olympic gold medalist takes on Luis Fernando Saavedra.
Let’s see what ‘Cash Flow’ can produce on his latest pro outing.
Such good anticipation and variety from Abdullah Mason during that final spiteful onslaught.
The way he so effortlessly switched up his attack from body to head to leave Desmond Lyons frantically trying to defend both areas was superb.
The teenager is a massive talent.
