Former world boxing champion in three weight categories Vasily Lomachenko is close to signing a contract to fight against the undisputed world champion in lightweight American Devin Haney. According to ESPN, the parties finally agreed on the date and place of the fight.. The title fight for four championship belts will take place on May 20, 2023 in Las Vegas. " Note that now Lomachenko is in a training camp in the United States, where he is preparing for a fight with Haney. In his last fight, on the night of October 30, 2022, Lomachenko defeated American Jemaine Ortiz.. On account of the 35-year-old Lomachenko 17 wins (11 by knockout) and 2 losses in the professional ring. Haney became the undisputed world champion in June 2022, defeating Australian George Kambosos.

In October, the American defeated Kambosos again and defended the WBC, WBA Super, IBF and WBO lightweight titles.. The track record of the 24-year-old American has 29 wins (15 by knockout) in 29 professional fights. Recall that recently Lomachenko got into a new scandal. At the UFC tournament in the USA, he hugged and took a photo with Russian fighter Islam Makhachev, who is a friend of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and supports the Russian war against Ukraine.