The WBO has nominated official challengers for each weight class at its annual convention. In the lightweight division, the obligatory opponent of the current champion was Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs), and on average - Jaime Munguia (40-0, 32 KOs).
Lomachenko is now the official contender for Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs), the holder of all major titles in the 61 kg weight category. Top Rank, which promotes both boxers, plans to organize a fight between the Ukrainian and the American in the first half of next year.
Mungiya became the official challenger for Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (12-0, 8 KOs), whose next fight will take place on November 12. A boxer from Kazakhstan will have 180 days to cross gloves with a Mexican, which means that the fight must take place no later than May next year.
