the indisputable lightweight champion he appeared to lose his composure at the ceremonial weigh-in on Friday before his championship defense.
Devin Haney pushed vasiliy lomachenko in the chest at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in as the two prepare to enter the ring on Saturday night.
Devin Haney and Vasilly Lomachenko square off before their undisputed lightweight championship fight in the 12-round main event on TopRank on ESPN – Haney v. Loma at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Haney is likely to be fined for the shoving and Nevada State Athletic Commission He will reportedly file a complaint for a disciplinary hearing with his attorney’s office, according to ESPN.
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Lomachenko said Haney doesn’t have the power to beat him after being pushed.
«Now he’s mine. He doesn’t have the power,» Lomachenko said after the push.
«Because he’s scared. He’s scared,» Lomachenko said when asked why Haney pushed him.
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The crowd at the weigh-in booed Haney after he was shoved offstage.
Devin Haney (L) pushes Vasiliy Lomachenko (R) during the weigh-in before their May 20 Undisputed Lightweight Championship fight at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on May 19, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)
«The time has finally come. It’s been a long time coming,» Haney said. «It’s been four years. I’ve always dreamed of facing him, and emotions have set in now that the time has finally come.»
«That was just the beginning,» Haney said when asked what message he was trying to send with the push. «See how easily I pushed him? He’s a smaller man, and I’m going to impose my will on him.»
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(L-R) Devin Haney and Vasilly Lomachenko square off before their undisputed lightweight championship fight in the 12-round main event on TopRank on ESPN – Haney v. Loma at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Haney won the undisputed lightweight championship in June and retained the belt in a rematch with George Kambosos Jr. in October.
Lomachenko, 35, has never been an undisputed champion.
«This is my goal, this is my dream [to be undisputed]» Lomachenko told the New York Post. «And now, he is very, very close to me. We followed this dream, with this goal, for a long time.»