Moments after light-weight king Devin Haney success absolutely defended his undisputed title in opposition to Vasyl Lomachenko, the Ukrainian phenom was requested how Haney stacks up with the opposite fighters he’s confronted.
Slightly than answering the query straight, ‘Loma’ appeared to recommend that light-weight contender Jamaine Ortiz was a more durable foe.
“You already know what? I need to see Haney struggle Ortiz,” answered Lomachenko. “It will be very attention-grabbing.”
Lomachenko would know. ‘The Technician’ gave Loma all he might deal with final October, dropping a detailed resolution by the slimmest of margins.
Ortiz, who returns to the ring on June tenth on the Josh Taylor vs. Teofimo Lopez undercard at Madison Sq. Backyard, is up for the duty, posting on Instagram that he thought Lomachenko gained on Saturday and difficult Haney to face him subsequent.
“I believe it’s an amazing struggle,” acknowledged Ortiz of a struggle between him and Haney. “I might give [Haney] a run for his cash. Let’s make it occur!”
When requested to elaborate, the 27-year-old doubled down on his possibilities of dethroning Haney.
“You’ll be able to return to after I fought in 2020 – I used to be saying that I wished to struggle Haney,” explains Ortiz. “Kinds make fights, and I all the time knew primarily based on our types that I might beat him. Lomachenko is aware of that I might whoop Haney’s @ss too.”
Along with the distinction in types, the Worcester, MA native gained confidence from how Haney fared in opposition to Lomachenko in comparison with his efficiency in opposition to the Ukrainian.
“Lomachenko managed the struggle and landed far more clear pictures in opposition to Haney than he did in opposition to me,” states Ortiz. “Lomachenko by no means bought behind me, spun me or managed the tempo with me like he did with Haney. I used to be dictating most of our struggle. Loma landed a number of clear pictures on me in direction of the tip of our struggle, however he by no means landed flurries or threw 5 and 6 punch mixtures the best way he did in opposition to Haney. He would solely throw one or two punches at a time in opposition to me as a result of he was cautious of what I used to be throwing again.”
Ortiz, who’s now co-promoted by High Rank and CES Boxing, is greater than able to face “The Dream” for the undisputed light-weight title. The query stays: Is Haney going to just accept the problem?
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
