Devin Haney retains undisputed lightweight crown with unanimous ...
After 12 rounds of action, judges score it 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 all in favor of Devin Haney, who improves to 30-0 and retains his undisputed lightweight world championship in jubilation. I thought it was much closer.
CompuBox has Lomachenko finishing with a 124-110 punches landed advantage overall.
Haney loads up with a right hook to the body but Loma is looking for some opening to explode. A lull in action and now there's a minute left. A combo from Loma and a response from Haney to the body. Again they exchange with Haney going to the body and Loma going upstairs. Lomachenko with a quick flurry combo and there's the final bell.
I have this scored a draw. A very hard fight to score at times with incredible action throughout. Let's see how the judges score this one. (10-9 Lomachenko, 114-114)
Sharp combination from Lomachenko and he tacks on another combo moments later rocking the champ's jaw — all within the first minute. An up jab from Loma and another one. He's mashing the dash on the younger fighter. He's walking Haney down and hurting him with crisp shots on the inside. One minute. Haney digs to the body but just scrapes Lomachenko, who is gaining momentum. Final round next. (10-9 Lomachenko, 105-104 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 10Loma taps Haney's jaw with a right hand on the inside. Lomachenko with a flurry and he's right on target. Some of those shots seemed to rattle Haney and hurt the undisputed champ — especially an ultra-sharp uppercut. Excellent timing from Loma. Short right hand on the inside connects for Loma. A double left jab connects, too. Body shot lands for Haney. This was Lomachenko's best round of the fight. (10-9 Lomachenko, 96-94 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 9Lomachenko with a piercing, sharpshooting punch on the inside and another follows moments later. Two-piece combo and a four-punch combo moments later from Lomachenko. Deceptive left hand from Loma now. They trade shots now. This is such a high-paced fight. Haney breathing through his mouth during moments of this round. Is fatigue setting in? (10-9 Lomachenko, 87-84 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 8Lomachenko crowds Haney's space and peppers him with a few shots. Haney pushes off on Loma and the latter slips. They're up and Haney tags Loma with a right. Lomachenko doubles up on the left. Haney loads up on the right to the body. That has really been his most effective weapon. Southpaw jab connects for Lomachenko. Haney presses forward and digs to the body with that right hand again. Another hard round to score but Haney takes it on his body work. Close, though. (10-9 Haney, 78-74 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 7A forward-fighting left-left-right combination from Lomachenko who surprised Haney with that burst. They get tangled up and Loma pushes Haney off. A little revenge from the weigh-in shove that Haney gave him. Haney with another body shot and one upstairs for good measure. A compact left hook lands from Loma and that caught Haney's attention. A left hook from Haney and Loma responds with a shot of his own. Intriguing round. (10-9 Lomachenko, 68-65 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 6Sweeping right body shot from Haney to open things. Loma is having to work extra hard to get punches off. Lomachenko sneaks in a left hand past Haney's jab. Loma with a three-punch combination that starts with a counter. Right hand from Loma connects. Haney with a right hand and left uppercut. Close round but Haney edges Loma and he does it with the harder shots. (10-9 Haney, 59-55 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 5Haney is showing great sweeping movement to his body shots now. He has 17 body shots to this point so far. Haney is asserting his size and physicality over Lomachenko well. Just as that's said, though, Loma gets inside and lands a piercing shot. They get tangled up again and Loma tumbles to the canvas. They're up and Loma goes to the body this time. (10-9 Haney, 49-46 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 4Haney operating off the back foot and landing hooks as Loma works his way inside. Has Haney figured him out? A right hand lands for Haney, who is adjusting off the back foot really well. Southpaw jab snaps back Loma's head now. They get tangled up and take a fall. A body shot from Haney lands before Loma sneaks in a short hook. (10-9 Haney, 39-37 Haney)
Haney vs. Lomachenko; Round 3Five of Haney's 10 landed punches in the second round were to the body. And already, the "Dream" goes to the body twice early in this round. Counter right connects for Haney, too, as Loma encroaches. Double left hand action from Lomachenko. A piercing left follows. They both punch on the inside before ref Harvey Dock breaks them up. Head shot lands for Lomachenko, who adds a splintering combination.
He is honing in on Haney well now. No slow start from Lomachenko tonight. His engine is revved up. (10-9 Lomachenko, 29-28 Haney)
Crisp, compact right hook connects for Haney. But here's Lomachenko again, making inroads and in the pocket. Big body shot lands for Haney on a crunching right hand. A counter right lands for Haney, too. Loma peppers Haney with a flurry in response. Straight left from Loma, who ends the round with some lightning-quick punches to touch Haney. Still, "Dream's" round. (10-9 Haney, 20-18 Haney)
Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko; Round 1Haney, the bigger man with reach, already lands a left hook flush, before adding a couple of body shots. He's already making good on his vow to attack Lomachenko. Now, Haney looks to assert the jab. Loma with a flurry although nothing connected with impactful force. It's interesting because Loma has seemed to already cut off the ring and close the gap, but Haney has landed the better, more meaningful shots in this opening round. (10-9 Haney)
The undisputed champ is hereDevin Haney wants to stamp that it's his time. A convincing win over Loma tonight would do just that. All four of Haney's lightweight world titles are on the line.
The former three-division world champion makes his walk looking loose, yet ultra focused.
Will Devin Haney make good on his promise to dominate Vasiliy Lomachenko? Or will Loma prove that he has plenty left and turn the "Dream" into a nightmare? We're about to find out as Haney's undisputed lightweight world championship is on the line moments away at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and live on this pay-per-view.
Valdez thoroughly dominates Lopez in unanimous decision winJudges score it 98-92, 98-91 and 97-93 all in favor of Valdez. He kept the pressure coming with a steady buffet of hard-hitting shots. Lopez hung tough but took plenty of punishment from a rejuvenated Valdez, who now will move on to face WBO junior lightweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete in what should be a fireworks-filled fight.
The 10th round had Valdez butting heads with Lopez, who took the brunt of the collision right to the nose. Valdez threatened a knockout after, but Lopez managed to survive. Still, that was thorough domination from Valdez.
Valdez is sharper with more pop to his punch through six rounds. (Valdez 60-54)
Valdez is looking sharpGive Lopez some credit for fighting back but he took some hard shots from Valdez during that third round.
Through three rounds, it has been all Valdez, who is showing no signs of a year-plus layoff.
Interesting footage from the locker room where referee Harvey Dock tells Lomachenko that he'll be right there at the break, letting know both fighters when to proceed. This was probably to be expected after Devin Haney alleged that Loma was dirty for punching past opponents during the break.
