Haney commented on his upcoming fight against Lomachenko

Absolute lightweight world champion Devin Haney commented on his upcoming fight against former three-weight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko.

"I definitely get more respect than before, and after this fight [with Lomachenko], I'll get even more respect after winning."

"We're not studying Loma just off his last performance, we're studying all his fights, his best performances, his worst performances — we're studying him all around. One performance does not define you."

"And he was coming out of a war...a lot took to make that fight happen, and he was victorious against a young, hungry lion like Jamaine Ortiz. We're expecting the best Lomachenko on May 20, and the best Devin Haney will show up that night."

"I see myself dominating from the first round until the fight is over. I feel that the fight will be on me. I said years ago that I wanted to fight Loma. Nothing changed."

"It's about history. I wanted to fight Loma. I knew I could beat him then. I still feel the same way, and I will show it. You must tune in and watch. It will definitely be a different fight than it would have been many years ago."

Lomachenko has been in a training camp in the USA for several weeks and is preparing for the fight with Haney. Earlier, there was information that the fight would take place on May 20 in Las Vegas. At the same time, Haney wants to fight Lomachenko in Saudi Arabia.

Lomachenko defeated American Jamaine Ortiz in his last fight. It was the first and only match for the Ukrainian in 10 months.

Haney defeated George Kambosos again last October to retain the WBC, WBA Super, IBF, and WBO lightweight titles.