Haney: Our fight with Loma is more meaningful than Davis-Garcia

Andrew Karlov April 13, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Devin Haney and Vasily Lomachenko. Photo - Mikey Williams

April 22 Gervonta Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) will face Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) at 136 lb catchweight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and undisputed lightweight champion on May 20 Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) will defend his titles against Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) at the MGM Grand also in Las Vegas.

“Obviously they are both very famous on social media. Ryan has a lot of followers. Tank also has a large number of subscribers. So it's a big fight," Haney told BoxingScene.com. - But real boxing fans, and those who understand boxing, know that my fight with Loma is a real fight. It's No. 1 and No. 2 who are fighting each other to become the king of the division."

“I have to admit, this is the most money fight I could have at lightweight, but this is definitely the hardest. Lomachenko has incredible merits and experience, of course. There are definitely bigger money fights for me as well. Or I could sit back and wait for them. But this is a battle for legacy. Loma has a reputation and was once number one in the P4P rating."

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