The undisputed world lightweight champion Devin Haney will face Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko in his next fight..

This was stated by promoter Bob Arum in a comment to Boxingscene..

" We are currently working on the date and location.. But this is his next fight. Devin win or lose will be a big factor in boxing. Lovely young man. Very good fighter.

I like the way he behaves. I like the way he fights. A fight with Lomachenko is a fight with a master. Because it will be a very interesting fight.

Devin is very confident. And that's right. He is very smart. A wonderful young guy and I like it when a fighter is confident in his abilities and ready to take on everything,” said the promoter..

Lomachenko defeated Ortiz on the night of October 30. The boxers went the full distance in 12 rounds, as a result of which the judges unanimously preferred the Ukrainian: 115-113, 116-112, 117-111.

On account of the 34-year-old Lomachenko 17 wins (11 by knockout) and 2 losses in the professional ring. He held the WBC, WBA Super and WBO lightweight belts until he lost them to American Teofimo Lopez in October 2020..

Haney takes WBC, WBA Super, IBF and WBO lightweight titles from Kambosos. In the second fight in Melbourne, all the judges gave the victory to Haney: 119-109, 118-110, 118-110.