Olympic Champion 2020 Albert Batyrgaziev in a conversation with , he said he didn’t understand some of the actions Vasily Lomachenko in a duel with Devin Haney and that a draw would have been a fair result of that fight.
On Saturday, Haney defeated Lomachenko via unanimous decision (115:113, 115:113, 116:112) in Las Vegas and defended the undisputed lightweight world title. Haney, 24, has 30 professional ring victories. Lomachenko, 35, suffered the third defeat of his career. Because of the double Olympic champion 17 victories.
— I liked the first half of the fight. I liked Vasily’s jumpsuits – his long jumpsuits. And Haney at that moment was lost and didn’t know what to do. I thought Lomachenko would put pressure on him. But for some reason Vasily gave up these moments and began to act as a second number. And at that moment, I had thoughts in my head: “Damn, if I was here now, I would specifically press Haney.” But it was not me in the ring, but Lomachenko. Yes, Vasily didn’t lose the fight, but he didn’t win either. To defeat the current absolute world champion, it was necessary to win even more convincingly. Basically, beat the opponent. I would give a draw. But I really liked their fight, it was much more interesting than the meeting in the same weight category between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, Batyrgaziev told .
Batyrgaziev also competes at lightweight and is ranked 7th in the WBA rankings. The Russian on July 29 in Khanty-Mansiysk will face Francis Frometa of the Dominican Republic.
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