Vasyl Lomachenko is a boxing legend. The Ukrainian fighter has won multiple titles in three different divisions and has received all possible recognition in his career. Despite this, Kenny Ellis, Gervonta Davis’ coach, asserted that the Ukrainian is finished.

The match between Lomachenko vs. Davis was destined to be boxing’s next big fight. The potential bout between the dominant force of the last decade and the boxing rising star was already beginning to dominate the headlines.

Press reports indicated that representatives from PBC and Top Rank had already met to work out a deal to present the bout on ESPN-Prime Video. “Loma” himself traveled to Los Angeles to evaluate the possibility of facing “Tank” in his next fight.

However, when everything seemed to be going smoothly, Egis Klimas, Lomachenko’s manager, ruined everything. “Loma is not in the mood right now. He doesn’t have the motivation at the moment,” Klimas explained to the press, saying that the champion wanted to spend more time with his family.

Lomachenko is finished: Kenny Ellis

The veteran coach did not take kindly to Lomachenko’s refusal. Ellis took to his Instagram account to express his displeasure with several posts criticizing the Ukrainian’s decision.

In one of them, Ellis wrote, “If Lomachenko can’t get motivated by getting a chance at being the face of boxing, his team needs to hang his gloves where he could never reach them again. He’s done.”

This was in response to Klimas’ statements, who had previously explained, “You can offer him (Lomachenko) millions, tens of millions of dollars-if he doesn’t have motivation, he’s not ready to prepare for the fight.”

In another post, Ellis reflected the fans’ frustration over Lomachenko’s refusal, while recalling that the Ukrainian had accused “Tank” of avoiding the fight. “Loma fans when he turned down Tank, after calling him duck for year,” said the coach, showing some shocking footage.

What’s next for Davis

With the bout against “Loma” canceled, Davis will have to find a new rival. The options aren’t many, especially considering Ryan Garcia’s one-year suspension makes a rematch of the 2023 fight impossible.

At the top of the list is WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, but his lack of affiliation with a promotion complicates a deal. Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz would be second on the list, but he has a fight scheduled for August 3 to defend his light welterweight title against Jose Valenzuela.

Then there is the undefeated William Zepeda. Although he is little known to casual boxing fans, the Mexican is ranked number one at lightweight by four organizations.

Five months ago, Devin Haney had successfully retained his undisputed crown against Vasyl Lomachenko. The MGM Garden was left divided, as Haney won against Loma by a controversial unanimous decision. On the other hand, another big lightweight fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia took place earlier this year. Davis won the bout by a 7th-round knockout against Garcia, as he delivered a straight liver punch. The next fight that had us hooked in was between these two individuals.

Devin Haney wants the Tank fight but at one condition

Much recently, Devin Haney sat down with the famous reporter Ariel Helwani for an episode of The MMA Hour. They even talked about the heated argument between Haney and Prograis’s trainer. During that conversation, Helwani asked the boxer who’d he choose to fight between Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson. He instantly stated that he and Davis had a bigger fight than Stevenson, so he’d obviously choose ‘Tank’. Then Helwani asked about the catchweight.

Haney replied, “140. It would have to happen at 140.” Haney believes that since Davis has fought at this weight against Mario Barrios, so it shouldn’t be a big deal to come back for him. He also revealed, “He says- Tank is the type of fighter he says he doesn’t care about belts, right? He doesn’t fight for belts, he fights for money. So he wouldn’t care about belts at 135, he’d just want to make the money in fighting me. So, 140.”

Moreover, Devin Haney did not only address the Davis fight, he also talked about how Sean O’Malley called him out on social media. He mentioned that they belong to different sports, and boxing is his territory.

Haney addresses the Sean O’Malley situation

Devin Haney is currently preparing for his fight against Regis Prograis for the WBC super lightweight title. But before this announcement, back in September, the famous UFC fighter, Sean O’Malley, poked the undisputed champion. In a post made on X, he wrote, “Nothing will break me…” Under that post, O’Malley replied, “I would.”

This was considered the beginning of a beef by a lot of fans. But, on The MMA Hour, Haney revealed how he thinks that MMA fighters shouldn’t try their hands at boxing. He said, “It’s totally different. Whenever MMA guys come over to boxing, it’s not good for them. And it’s never going to be good for them.” He also added that he doesn’t disrespect MMA, as the same thing would happen to the boxers if they stepped inside the cage.

Overall, Haney doesn’t see a world where Sean O’Malley has a chance to beat him in a boxing match, and vice versa. However, the fans would definitely love to see a lightweight crossover event between these two. What are your thoughts about this? Tell us in the comments section