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Devin Haney vs. Vasyl Lomachenko will continue after 'Loma' required some additional medical testing.
'The Dream' and 'Loma' are slated to headline an ESPN pay-per-view card later tonight. The two will battle for undisputed lightweight gold in a fight that promises to be one of the most technical of the year.
However, that fight nearly was canceled as a result of last night's weigh-in. While Haney and Lomachenko aren't normally massive trash talkers by trade, they've had bad blood in the build to the fight. That same bad blood showed up at the weigh-ins.
Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko made weight for the contest and began facing off. However, the champion suddenly launched his opponent across the stage unthreatened.
While a shove doesn't seem like a huge deal, injuries have been sustained in a similar incident. One example is Drakkar Klose's weigh-in against Jeremy Stephens for a UFC event in 2021. That fight was called off due to the former suffering an injury as a result of a shove and missed over a year of action.
Luckily, all parties involved made it out fine after yesterday's weigh-in controversy. Haney's bank account may take a bit of a hit, as he'll likely be fined for the infraction. Furthermore, the Nevada State Athletic Commission took another look at Lomachenko after the weigh-ins, but he was cleared according to ESPN.
See the news about Haney/Lomachenko in the post below:
Vasyl Lomachenko reacts to Devin Haney's shove
Vasyl Lomachenko believes Devin Haney's shove shows his mindset.
'Loma' is heading into Saturday night's showdown in a unique position, the underdog. The normally calm and stoic Ukranian has been forced to deal with a lot of trash talk from the young champion.
The majority of that talk has revolved around the former champion supposedly being a dirty fighter. One would have to figure those claims of being dirty and unprofessional went out the window after Friday's weigh-in shove.
Nonetheless, Vasyl Lomachenko reacted to the shove in an interview with Top Rank after the weigh-ins. There, he slammed Devin Haney, stating that his opponent was afraid of fighting him. Furthermore, he stated the lightweight champion didn't have enough power to stop him, stating:
"He's mine, now he's mine. He doesn't have the power. I felt it, I felt it. [He shoved me] because he's scared, he's scared. Because I saw it around now, one-hundred percent."
See his comments in the brief interview below:
