As anticipated, it was a chess match on the ring on the MGM Grand Area in Las Vegas this weekend. The struggle for the undisputed light-weight championship between champion Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko ended with a profitable protection by the American in a formidable setting and after 12 wonderful rounds.
The judges’ scorecards have been 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 for Haney to keep up his undefeated report and his World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) tremendous championship along with the WBC, WBO and IBF belts.
From the primary second it was evident that each had studied one another to perfection but in addition that they have been able to strive totally different methods and break any of the opponent’s instruments that have been introduced within the struggle.
Haney used very properly the area on the ring to stroll and counterpunch a Lomachenko who was slicing the steps and dealing particularly with straight lefts that might rapidly attain the face of the champion.
The American knew the best way to work the physique very properly and use his proper when he had the possibility. He was additionally in a position to join his left hook to the Ukrainian’s face with regularity to attain factors on the scorecards.
“Loma” managed to overwhelm Haney in a number of passages and likewise counter the clinch and took benefit of these moments to hit within the quick distance and restrict that instrument of Haney.
It was a struggle stuffed with technique but in addition stuffed with motion wherein each had good moments. Lastly it was Haney who acquired the victory to ensure his permanence as 135-pound monarch and top-of-the-line pound-for-pound fighters of the second.
The 24-year-old fighter reached 30 wins, with 15 knockouts. Lomachenko, in the meantime, now has 17 wins and three knockdowns.
