LAS VEGAS (May 12, 2023) – Fight week is almost here. Undisputed lightweight king Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) will defend his crown against Ukraine’s three-division world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) on Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Haney vs. Lomachenko will stream live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV, the event’s exclusive digital distributor in the United States, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Priced at $59.99 across all distributors, it also will be available via cable and satellite pay-per-view providers.
The PPV undercard features a 10-round junior lightweight co-feature between two-division world champion Oscar Valdez (30-1, 23 KOs) and Adam “BluNose” Lopez (16-4, 6 KOs) in a rematch of their 2019 battle.
In the PPV opener, rising lightweight Raymond “Danger” Muratalla (16-0, 13 KOs) will take on big-punching Namibian contender Jeremia Nakathila (23-2, 19 KOs) in a 10-round clash.
The stream will be preceded by a two-fight ESPN telecast featuring the vacant WBO junior bantamweight world title showdown between Australia’s former world champion Andrew Moloney (25-2, 16 KOs) and Japan’s undefeated former WBO flyweight titlist Junto Nakatani (24-0, 18 KOs). Opening the broadcast will be undefeated middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh (8-0, 5 KOs), grandson of Muhammad Ali, in a scheduled eight-rounder against Ohio-born veteran Danny Rosenberger (13-9-4, 4 KOs). Moloney-Nakatani and Ali Walsh-Rosenberger will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The night will begin with an ESPN+-streamed undercard (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT) featuring the return of undefeated lightweights Emiliano Fernando Vargas (4-0, 3 KOs) and Abdullah Mason (7-0, 6 KOs). Vargas, son of former world champion Fernando “El Feroz” Vargas, returns in an eight-rounder, while Mason, a Cleveland-born southpaw, will see action in a six-round clash.
The undercard also features unbeaten junior featherweight Floyd “Cashflow” Diaz (8-0, 3 KOs) in an eight-rounder and middleweight slugger Amari Jones (8-0, 7 KOs) a six-round tilt.
Before Saturday’s full night of action, the full suite of fight week events will stream live on Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pages, in addition to various ESPN platforms.
New episodes of Top Rank Real Time, a behind-the-scenes look at the fighters and their camps, will premier every day on Top Rank’sYouTube channel.
Tuesday, May 16: Haney vs. Lomachenko Grand Arrivals
4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Streaming live on ESPN+ and Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Wednesday, May 17: Haney vs. Lomachenko Final Presser
3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Streaming live on ESPN+ and Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Wednesday, May 17: Undercard Open Workouts
6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
Streaming live on Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Featuring: Oscar Valdez, Adam Lopez, Andrew Moloney, Nico Ali Walsh, and Junto Nakatani.
Thursday, May 18: Undercard Presser
2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
Streaming live on ESPN+ and Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Friday, May 19: Haney vs. Lomachenko Official Weigh-in
7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Airing live on ESPNEWS and Top Rank’s YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Saturday, May 20: Haney vs. Lomachenko Fight Day
Undercard Stream
6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
Live and exclusively on ESPN+
*Features undefeated lightweights Emiliano Fernando Vargas and Abdullah Mason in separate bouts, along with undefeated junior featherweight Floyd Diaz and middleweight prospect Amari Jones.
ESPN-televised Prelims
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+
*Televised prelims include Moloney-Nakatani & Ali Walsh-Rosenberger.
PPV Broadcast
10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
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*PPV broadcast includes Haney-Lomachenko, Valdez-Lopez, and Muratalla-Nakathila.
