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Top Rank boss Bob Arum said the long-awaited fight between undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney and WBC mandatory Vasyl Lomachenko was “essentially made<\/strong><\/em> for next year.<\/p>\n It will be difficult for Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) to handle Haney’s huge size advantage. 15-20 pounds of excess weight.<\/p>\n The division is clearly made for a reason, and Lomachenko could argue that continuing his campaign at the featherweight division, where he began his professional career in 2013, would be much better than mixing it up. I can do it. welterweight<\/strong> Lightweight fighters like Haney.<\/p>\n Arum are still deciding where and when to stage the Haney vs. Lomachenko match, which will be the most favorable for them and Top Rank.<\/p>\n Four-belt 135-pound champion Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) hopes his fight with Lomachenko will take place before Ramadan begins on March 22.<\/p>\n As Haney looks big these days, getting down to 135 in February or March to fight the Roma would be a huge feat for him, but if he has to wait until Ramadan ends on April 21st, Making weight that may not be possible for him.<\/p>\n In a way, if Haney fails the 135-pound limit, it’s no big deal.<\/p>\n In fact, Aram is already planning to face Haney in his first bout at light welterweight in a non-title fight against top-ranked fighter Teofimo Lopez.<\/p>\n Aram is unsure at this point whether to allow Teofimo to face WBC 140-pound champion Regis Prograis first before fighting Haney.<\/p>\n But just as Aram seemed excited to have Haney and Theofimo fight in a no-title match, it’s clear he won’t let Theo have a dangerous fight with Prograis. little chance.<\/p>\n “[The Haney-Lomachenko fight is] “We’ll basically make it. We’re looking for a location and date, but it will be announced soon. That fight will happen before or just after Ramadan,” Bob Arum told Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n “Regis Prograis is a possibility [for Teo]Teofimo has other possibilities. One of which is that if he makes another match and Haney beats Lomachenko, he will have Haney fight Teofimo in a non-title fight. It’s going to be a big fight. So there are many ways to go with these guys,” Arum said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Aram didn’t say what his contingency plan would be in case Lomachenko loses to Haney. Would you walk the plank and feed the young shark Shakur Stevenson?<\/p>\n That’s a sad fate for a great talent like Lomachenko, but that’s what happens when you cross your natural weight class and fight younger, bigger, and faster sharks.<\/p>\n If Lomachenko goes down to 126, he can go up against these good fighters.<\/p>\n\n