Yahoo Sports · May 21, 2023
Controversial scoring overshadows Devin Haney's world-class display against Vasiliy Lomachenko
Devin Haney went out and proved he's a high-level lightweight Saturday. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)LAS VEGAS — It’s not a normal Saturday night if there’s not a controversy about the officiating in a boxing match, particularly if said match is in Nevada.
Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko went through a bitter, tough fight for the undisputed lightweight championship Saturday that left the 14,436 fans who watched it in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in a full-throated roar when it ended.
But what should have been a celebration of two outstanding fighters who put on a memorable fight was marred yet again by questions surrounding the scoring.