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The WBC’s decision to keep Lomachenko locked in at #1 will play well with the boxing world because of the controversy surrounding Haney’s win last weekend. A lot of fans think Loma won, and they feel he should be the one targeting Gervonta Davis next.
What this means is that if Haney vacates his WBC 135-lb title, Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs) and #2 Shakur Stevenson will fight for the vacant belt.
If Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) stays at lightweight, the World Boxing Council could order him to face mandatory Shakur next if he doesn’t fight a rematch with Lomachenko or take on WBA ‘regular’ champion Gervonta Davis.
Haney hasn’t said what he wants to do next, but it’s thought that if he has the opportunity to battle Gervonta, he’ll go in that direction. He’s too shaky of a fighter to move up to 140 and hang with fighters like Subriel Matias, Regis Prograis, or Josh Taylor.
The only belt that Haney can possibly win at 140 is against WBA champion Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero because he’s a flawed guy who shouldn’t be a world champion.
“I thought Loma won the fight 7-5,” said Sergio Mora to JABS at DAZN.
“I thought Loma did a great job in this fight, and if he had won, I would have had no problem with the decision, but Haney won, and I still had no problem with the decision,” said Chris Mannix.
“I scored the fight at ringside 8-4 in favor of Lomachenko. I had it even through eight, then gave Lomachenko each of the last four rounds. I believed Lomachenko won, but when those scores were read, I had no problems with it.
“A lot of these early rounds were razor-thin. Two of the four last final rounds, I thought, were incredibly close as well. Judges scoring it in a particular way when it’s that close, I don’t have a problem with that.
“I did have a problem with Dave Moretti, who scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Haney, giving the tenth round to Haney. If you want to look at this at a micro-level, that tenth round was not a Haney round. That was a round that he was hurt by Lomachenko.
“I don’t know how a judge can look at that and still score it that way, but that is irrelevant. Even if Dave Moretti had scored that round for Lomachenko, Lomachenko still would have lost 115-113 on the other two scorecards.
“So, I did not consider that to be a major robbery. So moving forward, we had Shakur Stevenson jump into the ring and challenge Haney.
“There are now calls for a showdown between Haney and Gervonta Davis at lightweight. Should Haney stay at 135 pounds or move up to 140?”
“First of all, Ryan Garcia is a 140-pounder, so he’s not at 135, available for Devin Haney, and he wouldn’t be a comeback fight for Devin Haney,” said Mannix.
“He’s not doing catchweight’s anymore. Ryan Garcia is a full-fledged 140-pounder, and that’s one of the reasons why I think Devin Haney should move up to 140.
“I do agree that if a Tank Davis fight can get made, Devin Haney should stay at 135. Tank Davis-Devin Haney is the most marketable fight you can make at 135 because you have all the popularity of Tank Davis and all the titles and accolades of Devin Haney.
“This is a tremendous clash of styles. The boxer versus the puncher. The guy that peppers you with the jab versus the guy that hits you with the exploding counter shot. It is a terrific fight, and it would do big numbers. But if the Davis fight isn’t there, move up.
“The Shakur Stevenson fight is going to happen at some point. Shakur is going to move up to 140. He might even go all the way to 147. Down the line, that fight is going to happen, but Shakur Stevenson, even though he’s one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, he’s not one of the more marketable fighters in boxing just yet.
“Frank Martin, you [Haney] don’t stay at 135 for Frank Martin. I think for Devin Haney, who has been a lifelong lightweight since he was a kid, he was a lightweight. I think now is the time to move up in weight.
“He has accomplished everything that he can accomplish at 135 pounds, and at 140, the terrain is ripe for Devin Haney to win some belts and potentially establish himself as the undisputed champion at 140,” Mannix said.
“Thank about who’s up there. You got Regis Prograis, who would be aching for a Devin Haney fight,” said Mannix. “You got Rolly Romero, who just won a title at 140 pounds. You got Subriel Matias, who is out there without a promoter at the moment, eager for a big fight.
“These are very makable fights for Devin Haney, and if he gets a couple of wins, and Ryan Garcia gets a couple of wins, all of a sudden in 2024, we’re talking about Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia in a super fight.
“I agree with you. The biggest fights are at 135, but the only marketable one is Gervonta Davis. Other than that, if I’m Devin Haney, I’m going north; I’m headed to 140,” said Mannix.
“He did look weight drained going into that fight. Go look on social media for pictures of the actual weigh-in. Not the ceremonial weigh-in where he shoved Lomachenko. You could see his ribs through his body.
“He had to drain himself down to that weight [135], and you know as well anyone if you spend your entire career at one weight class, even though he’s young, 24 years old, that’s a lot to ask a fighter that size.
“I don’t think it makes sense to stay at 135 just to fight Shakur Stevenson when the reality is that in a year, two years when both of these guys are in their mid-20s, that fight is going to be available at 140. It might be available at 147.
“It just doesn’t make a whole lot of business sense for him [Haney] to stay at 135 for that particular fight. Go up, win a bunch of titles, and then target Shakur Stevenson sometime in the next couple of years,” said Mannix.
“There’s the lesson for Devin Haney. Don’t lose your title on the scale. move up and win some more.”
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The last Fight Week prior to the mega Fulton-Inoue/Spence-Crawford showdowns offers up some interesting action.
FRIDAY
Thompson Boxing sadly bids farewell after 23 years of promoting boxing in Southern California. Their final show is headlined by welterweight Louie Lopez (13-2-1, 4 KOs) against an opponent TBA. You can catch the action on YouTube and Facebook.
SATURDAY
ESPN presents former undisputed lightweight champion George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr. (20-2, 10 KOs) against Maxi Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs) in a twelve round IBF world title eliminator from the FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
UFC Fightpass has exciting junior middleweight KO artist Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (22-1, 22 KOs) against former world title challenger Patrick Allotey (42-4, 32 KOs) at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.
ProBox TV has a pro fight card from the Radisson Victoria Plaza in Montevideo, Uruguay, with middleweight Amilcar Vidal Jr (16-1, 12 KOs) rebounding from his first loss against Domicio Rondon (17-5, 11 KOs).
So we have a fighter from Australia against a UK fighter at a venue on Oklahoma. Looks like this one will go the distance!
My thoughts (re the fighters and venue) exactly but why do you think that this means a distance fight?
Am I ridiculous for thinking that Hughes has a chance in this one, Pete?? He’s been on a nice little run as of late against some decent guys including a former world champion, albeit a blown-up featherweight.
I was just thinking the same. Maxi is on a nice run; If you take away the win against a mentally and physically compromised Teo, has George done much?
Getting whitewashed against Haney twice and close wins against Bet and Selby doesn’t make a great resume. I think Maxi is a live dog.
Don’ think so-has five losses and not much KO power. Kambosos pretty average as well but should have enough to beat this guy.
Only time he got f’d up was vs someone who wore Reyes gloves. As long as Kambosos isn’t wearing those, Hughes may not be psyched out. He like kept the Reyes gloves and showed them off about how much he hated the padding and feel to them. It was in a YouTube video.
I think he does have a chance. I always felt the stars aligned perfect for Kambosos when he fought Lopez. Lopez was overconfident and fought a fight that gave Kambosos a chance. Plus he was better at taking Lopez’s power then we thought which I also think caught Lopez off guard. Other then that, like Streetgang said…what else has he really done that separates him from Hughes? I maybe in the minority but I thought Selby beat him.
So yes I think Hughes could outpoint him. I am not sure if that is my pick but it is a reasonable outcome. Just to clarify when I earlier said it would go the distance I was referring to their KO % …that comment had nothing to do with the venue which I do not think will be relevant as to whether it goes the distance or not.
I remember the Selby fight and thinking it was close but Lee may have nicked it.
I will be pulling for Maxi, George has become a bit unbearable for me.
I think I might just take this week off and just save the excitement for next weekend
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The IBF’s 38th Annual Convention will kick off this weekend at The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, in Chicago, Illinois from May 28 – June 1, 2023. After 38 years, the organization will be returning to the Midwest to celebrate the IBF’s 40th year. The IBF celebrated its 2nd Annual Convention in Dearborn, Michigan in 1985 and a return to the region is long overdue. “We are excited for this milestone event and are looking forward to gathering with the boxing community in Chicago and the Midwest,” said IBF President Daryl Peoples.
During the convention the IBF hosts several events and seminars. Notably, the IBF also presents annual awards at each convention, and proudly announces its top award recipients for 2022 to be presented at the Awards Banquet closing the organization’s convention festivities on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The IBF is proud to announce some of it’s top awards for 2022 in anticipation of the upcoming convention.
Jersey Joe Walcott Award
The Jersey Joe Walcott Award, the organization’s highest honor, will go to Naoya Inoue. In spectacular fashion, Inoue unified the Bantamweight division with a second-round knockout win over Nonito Donaire. Naoya won the IBF title in 2019 and defended six times.
Female Fighter of the Year
Receiving the IBF Female Fighter of the Year Award is Chantelle Cameron who unified the Female Jr. Welterweight division. Cameron put on an exciting performance when she beat Undisputed Welterweight Champion Jessica McCaskill by unanimous decision and became the Undisputed Champion in the division.
Fight of the Year
IBF– Sivenathi Nontshinga vs. Hector Flores
Female – Katie Taylor vs. Amada Serrano
Intercontinental – Mark Heffron vs. Lennox Clarke
USBA – Robeisy Ramirez vs. Abraham Nova
Jessica McCaskill and Murodjon Akhmadaliev are recieving Championship Rings for 3 successful title defenses.
“We proudly celebrate the notable achievements and remarkable careers of our champions, and the boxers that participated in IBF title fights. These are very well-deserved distinctions as all these fighters have worked incredibly hard to attain these accomplishments. We look forward to celebrating them,” noted Daryl Peoples.
Big weekend coming up with four of the top welterweights not named Terence Crawford or Errol Spence seeing action.
FRIDAY
DAZN kicks things off with unbeaten WBO #3, WBA #11, WBC #12 super middleweight Diego Pacheco (18-0, 15 KOs) will take on Manuel Gallegos (19-1-1, 16 KOs) from the Cintermex in Monterrey, NL, Mexico. Pacheco is a 20:1 favorite.
SATURDAY
DAZN is back for the second consecutive night with a mouth-watering clash between unbeaten WBA regular welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) and WBA #1 Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Ortiz is a 4:1 favorite to dethrone Stanionis.
Showtime delivers undefeated IBF interim welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) defending against IBF top-rated Roiman Villa (26-1, 24 KOs) from the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Ennis is a 13:1 favorite.
ESPN+ offers up exciting former world champion and current WBC #2 super bantamweight Luis Nery (34-1, 26 KOs) against Froilan Saludar (33-6-1, 23 KOs) from the fairground in Metepec, Mexico (90 minutes west of Mexico City). Nery is a 12:1 favorite.
Stanionis vs Ortiz is a cracking matchup. I wonder if Virgil’s momentum will be disrupted by illness. I guess we’ll see on Saturday.
Not anymore because Ortiz pulled out with his fake disease of not being able to make weight again. He did this last minute again to the Lithuanian. He should be sued and banned from the sport. Scumbag!
One of these days Boots is gonna walk all over Crawford and Spence. There’s starting to be a lot of buzz on how good Boots is, but I think he’s even better than advertised. Like Spence and Crawford, he boxes on a different level and has an extremely high boxing IQ as they say. It’s not just his speed, power, experience, and skills; he’s a thinking man and knows exactly what he’s doing. I just hope he doesn’t continue to be avoided.
The thing with boots is he seems to leave himself open for shots. Hopefully he corrects that.
Kris…I have to agree with you about Boots….Boots is “special”…..of course time could change that…but watching his fight against Karen Chukhadzhian…studying that fight …I saw something special…and Karen is as tough fighter and Karen maybe a future world champion..very good skills…guys In my opinion Boots is really good…on that level of “special”….
Best of luck to both stanionis and Ortiz. I like both so I’ll be happy for the winner and bummed out for the loser.
SATURDAY
Showtime delivers undefeated IBF interim welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) defending against IBF top-rated Roiman Villa (26-1, 24 KOs).
– Not shown on the FightNews “Upcoming TV Fights”.
ESPN+ offers up exciting former world champion and current WBC #2 super bantamweight Luis Nery (34-1, 26 KOs) against Froilan Saludar (33-6-1, 23 KOs) from the fairground in Metepec, Mexico (90 minutes west of Mexico City). Nery is a 12:1 favorite.
– Same as above.
– I see FightNews added these bouts to their schedule…..
I’ll be watching the Ennis vs Villa fight as I do not have DAZN, but subscribe to SHO. Can’t go wrong either one, two solid fights. Boots vs. Ortiz, make it happen powerbrokers after they both come out victorious this weekend.
I think Stanionis – Ortiz has the potential to be a fight of the year candidate. That match has seemed cursed with all the postponements, but barring a blowout either way (which I don’t see happening but is possible), I don’t know how those two get together without it being a great fight.
Sooner or later one of the top guys at welterweight will have to face Ennis, now, if Ortiz defeat Stanionis many will be asking for Ortiz vs Ennis, exceopt Oscar DE La Hoya, no way that will happen.If not the Crawford vs Spence winner, but rather the winner of Thurman vs Ugas could be excellent
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