In the match took place on the night of 20/5, Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko devoted a fascinating competition that lasted 12 rounds. Haney gained advantage in the first rounds with defensive fighting, combining JAB attacks thanks to long arms. But during the end of the match, Lomachenko was the better.
Although the audience said that Lomachenko played better in the match, all three referees ruled the victory in favor of Devin Haney. That made Lomachenko very disappointed. His coach even said “Lomachenko's victory was robbed by the referees between Thanh Thien Bach Nhat”.
After the event, Devin Haney's coach, also this fathers said they would not give priority to Lomachenko remaining in the near future. Before this judgment of the Haney team, Lomachenko said: “The rematch needs to take place, but I think it will not come true. Haney is afraid of me, and knows I will lose if rematch.”
Commenting on the last match, Lomachenko said Haney herself understood who was really a loser. “Before the match, he kept talking about his inheritance to Boxing. If he wanted to do as he said, Haney needs to rematch,” Lomachenko continued in the following interviews.
After the match between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson came to the Haney challenge in the near future. However, Haney still has another very strong opponent may face in the future. It was Gervonta Davis, who was holding the WBA championship belt (Regular) in the same weight as Haney.
When asked about the possibility of a match between Haney and Davis, Lomachenko continued to attack the opponent: “No life Haney will fight Davis, because he knows his class is not equal to Davis. It is likely that Haney will balance to rank higher than the competition in the near future, because there is only a wonderful martial artist.