WBC lightweight champion (up to 61.2 kg) Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) claims that former world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs) is not allowed to face him, saying:
"They don't want it to happen, so this fight may never take place. They allow him to fight anyone except me," said Stevenson.
Lomachenko has a fight scheduled against George Kambosos (21-2, 10 KOs) for the IBF lightweight title on May 12th.