But the fight was won by an American
The statistics of blows in the duel for the title of absolute world champion in lightweight between the former world champion in three weight categories became known Vasily Lomachenko and the owner of the WBA / WBC / WBO / IBF belts in the lightweight division Devin Haney. The fight lasted all the allotted 12 rounds, following which the judges gave the victory to the American champion: 116:114, 115:113, 115:113.
According to the official referee’s notes, the Ukrainian had an indisputable advantage, when at least two of the three judges gave him victory, in five rounds: at the start of the fight and at the end. Two of the three referees gave Vasily the second, third, eighth, tenth and 11th rounds. The rest were taken by Haney. Manager Lomachenko Egis Klimas said that the Ukrainian team will protest the decision of the judges.
The mistake or bias of the judges is also confirmed by the statistics of blows in the Lomachenko-Haney fight from the specialized company CompuBox. According to the calculations, Lomachenko surpassed Haney in everything: the number of thrown punches – 564 to 405, the number of accurate shots 124 to 110.
At the same time, Lomachenko used the jab better – 29 accurate hits against Haney’s 20, and more accurately punched power punches: 95 hits against Haney’s 90.
Lomachenko fought his 20th fight in the professional ring and suffered his third defeat in his career. Undefeated Haney won his 30th fight and defended the undisputed lightweight title of the world champion.
Source: Sportarena
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