{"id":32424,"date":"2024-06-28T01:45:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T05:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/teofimo-lopez-vs-devin-haney-would-make-a-great-fight-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum-boxing-news\/28\/06\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T01:45:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T05:45:27","slug":"teofimo-lopez-vs-devin-haney-would-make-a-great-fight-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/teofimo-lopez-vs-devin-haney-would-make-a-great-fight-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum-boxing-news\/28\/06\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Teofimo Lopez vs Devin Haney ‘would make a great fight’, says Top Rank promoter Bob Arum | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bob Arum has teased a possible blockbuster showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney if the WBO super-lightweight champion defends his title this weekend.<\/p>\n

Lopez (20-1 (13)) makes his second defence of the belt against Steve Claggett (38-7-2 (26)) in Miami on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Action<\/em> and Main Event<\/em> from 2am, and promoter Arum already has his sights on what comes next for the American.<\/p>\n

A clash with compatriot Haney (31-0 (15)), currently designated as ‘champion in recess’ by the WBC following his no-contest against Ryan Garcia in April<\/a>, is among the potentially mouth-watering matches on the horizon if the 26-year-old defeats Canadian challenger Claggett.<\/p>\n

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“There are a lot of 140lb champions who would make really good matches for Lopez,” Arum told Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“There’s Devin Haney – he and Haney would make a great fight.<\/p>\n

“There is a lot of activity in those weight divisions and if Teofimo comes through, he has a lot of big fights in front of him.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Arum is hoping to see Shakur Stevenson put on a big display when he defends the WBC title against Artem Harutyunyan, live on Sky Sports Action <\/em>on Sunday, July 7 from 1am.<\/p>\n

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WBA champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and IBF title-holder Vasily Lomachenko are among the other names in the mix at the top of the 135lb division, but Arum is eager to see Stevenson (21-0 (10)) show what he is truly capable of with an eye-catching display against Harutyunyan (12-1 (7)).<\/p>\n

“I want to see a real top performance from Shakur,” Arum said. “It’s an exciting fight.<\/p>\n

“I know if he goes in and pecks away, he can beat anybody but that doesn’t entertain people and professional boxing is part entertainment, so I want him to engage in an entertaining fight.<\/p>\n

“That lightweight division is loaded; Tank Davis just scored another knockout against Frank Martin in a very exciting fight\u2026Lomachenko now has one of the lightweight titles, and he and Davis would be a massive, massive fight.<\/p>\n

“There is a lot of activity in those divisions and those fighters seem ready and willing to fight each other.”<\/p>\n

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Bob Arum has teased a possible blockbuster showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney if the WBO super-lightweight champion defends his title