Shakur Stevenson Believes Vasyl Lomachenko Is Too Small, Expects Devin Haney To Win

Shakur Stevenson thinks Devin Haney will be defending his titles when he faces Vasyl Lomachenko.

Haney and Lomachenko are set to fight on May 20 on pay-per-view in a big fight for both of their legacies. Stevenson will also be paying close attention as if he defeats Shuichiro Yoshino on Saturday night he becomes the mandatory for Haney.

“Devin’s gonna win,” Stevenson told BoxingScene.com. “Lomachenko, I just seen him in the gym. He’s too small. I think that’s the real problem. Lomachenko’s a real good fighter. I don’t take nothing away from him. I just think like he’s really small. I’m just moving up to 135 and I’m bigger than him.”

Although Shakur Stevenson expects Devin Haney to beat Vasyl Lomachenko on May 20, he doesn’t think he will face Haney. Instead, after Haney beats Lomachenko, Stevenson believes he will move up to 140lbs leaving him to fight for a vacant title.

“I done been around Devin for years,” Stevenson said. “Throughout the years, me and him were always one weight class apart. Like he’ll be the weight class above me, so it seems real normal right now that when I’m going up to 135, it’s natural that his body changed and he’s having a hard time making 135 and 140 is definitely the next option for him. So, I’m not gonna say he’s ducking or none of that kinda stuff. I’m a person who’s been around Devin, so I know exactly what’s going on.

“You can look at his last weigh-in – he looked drained and sucked up and looked real hungry. So, it’s like I know he’s probably not gonna stay at 135,” Stevenson concluded. “I’m surprised he’s even fighting this fight at 135 after the way he looked his last fight. He looked good in the fight, but at the weigh-in he looked drained and sucked up.”

Do you think Devin Haney will beat Vasyl Lomachenko as Shakur Stevenson says?