Devin Haney reveals astonishing fine amount for pushing Vasyl Lomachenko as he brands Ukrainian a ‘loser’
DEVIN Haney has revealed he's been fined $400,000 for pushing Vasyl Lomachenko at the weigh-in before their undisputed lightweight title fight.
The Nevada native, 24, also called the Ukrainian fighter, 35, a "sore loser" after beating him in Las Vegas last weekend.
Haney claimed WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts after defeating Lomachenko by unanimous decision in front of the home crowd.
But he was booed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena after the verdict was announced with many believing the Ukrainian should have walked away with the undisputed crown.
Those include Loma and his entourage as the fighter's manager Egis Klimas has sent a letter to boxing federations saying his protege was "denied his victory in the ring."
The atmosphere around the blockbuster bout was heated even before the two boxing stars stepped into the ring, as evidenced by Haney pushing Lomachenko at the weigh-in.
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And although Haney labeled the Ukrainian as "a future Hall-of-Famer" after being awarded the win, the bad blood between him and Loma flared up again amid the latter objection's to the outcome of their fight.
"This guy is a f***ing sore loser..." he tweeted Wednesday in a comment on Lomachenko's protests.
"Get this privilege sore loser out of boxing he makes excuses as he goes!
"Take your lost like a man & stop crying...
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"It was set up for you to win for the third time in your career and you failed!"
Haney added he disagreed with the fine received for shoving Lomachenko.
"Tell the commission give me my 400k back for that push!" he wrote at the end of his post.
Earlier on Wednesday morning, Haney also tweeted out a picture of Lomachenko crying after losing their bout.
Two of the judges scored 115-113 in favor of Haney while the third gave it 116-112.