Devin Haney took on Vasiliy Lomachenko last night at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to defend his undisputed lightweight championship in a highly anticipated matchup.
Walking into the bout as the underdog, Vasiliy Lomachenko brought his A game in order to try and get the better of Devin Haney. Despite seemingly being a better fighter on the night, Lomachenko was unable to get the judges' nod in what is being claimed to be one of the biggest robberies.
Following Devin Haney's controversial win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, fans have made their frustrations known by shaming the sport of boxing online. Take a look at some of the reactions below:
"because unfortunately the sport is rigged lol"
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"Lol what a joke boxing loses again Loma a career wasted by bad judging could of been a goat"
"Dave Moretti with the 10-9 Haney for the 10th round, can’t make it up lol"
"In modern boxing, the rules are quite simple. The owner of the party wins unless you KO him. For Haney, Mayweather types, it's not about winning, but getting to the end of 12th round on feet. A disgrace, but the Rubicon has been crossed. There's no comeback."
"Sickening a judge gave round 10 to Haney"
"Loma easily won the last 3 rounds. Robbery"
"Great judges them. Deserve a pay rise and all"
"Any judge that had Haney the 10th round needs there credentials revoked"
"Haney won by corruption"
Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko: 'The Dream' wants to move up in weight
It seems that the undisputed lightweight champion has plans of moving up to the 140lbs division. Haney has been competing in the 135lbs division since the start of his career and is eager to test himself at a higher weight class.
Speaking about what's next for him following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, Devin Haney had this to say during the post-fight press conference:
"I proved myself tonight against a future Hall of Famer that I'm the guy in the weight class so, it's like how much more do you guys want me to prove? It's like you guys want me to keep proving and proving and proving and proving until I can't prove anymore. I've been at 135 since I was 17 I think, we just gotta see what's next but eventually, I'm gonna move up."
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