Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight will shake the list

Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list could be significantly different after next Saturday.

That’s when No. 11 Vasiliy Lomachenko is set to challenge No. 15 Devin Haney on pay-per-view for Haney’s undisputed 135-pound championship at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Whoever wins has a good chance of climbing the list if there are no controversial results or some unforeseen outcome.

That’s because the ranked fighters are actually taking risks against each other in the ring, which is the best way to prove that you’re among the best in the industry.

For Haney, success will simply be the same for the rapidly growing 24-year-old. For Lomachenko, 35, a win and promotion would be redemption after he fell out of favor when he lost to Teofimo Lopez in 2020.

We’ll be updating the list one way or another early next week.

Next Weight Fight: Honors Josh Taylor is scheduled to defend the 140-pound WBO belt against Teofimo Lopez on June 10 in New York.

Here’s what the list looks like at the moment:

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POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Terence Crawford – Reportedly close to reaching an agreement to face No. 4 Errol Spence Jr. to win the undisputed 147-pound championship but no announcement was made.
2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to challenge 122-pound owner and Honoree Stephen Fulton Jr. on July 25 in Tokyo.
3. Oleksandr Usyk – Reportedly in talks to defend his three heavyweight belts against Daniel Dubois but nothing concrete emerged from the talks.
4. Errol Spence Jr. – It is reported that an agreement has been reached to face No. 1 Terence Crawford for the undisputed 147-pound championship but no announcement has been made.
5. Dmitri Bivol – Expected to defend his 175th title against Canelo Alvarez in a rematch in September but no deal has been reached..
6. Tyson’s Rage – Reportedly considering defending the title against former champion Andy Ruiz Jr. or Zhilei Zhang in July.
7. Juan Francisco Estrada – No scheduled wars.
8. Canelo Alvarez– Expected to challenge 175 title owner Dmitry Bivol in a rematch in September but no deal has been reached yet
9. Jermell Charlo – No scheduled wars.
10. Gervonta Davis – No scheduled wars.
11. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Scheduled to challenge undisputed 135-pound champion and No. 15 Devin Haney on May 20 in Las Vegas.
12. Artur Betterbiev – Reportedly close to reaching a deal to defend his 175-pound belt against Callum Smith in August in Canada but the deal has yet to be finalized.
13. Shakur Stevenson – No scheduled wars.
14. Roman Gonzalez – There are no scheduled wars.
15. Devin Haney – Was scheduled to defend his undisputed 135-pound championship against 11 Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20 in Las Vegas..

honorable mention (alphabetically): David Benavidez (no battle schedule); Jermall Charlo (no battle schedule); Stephen Fulton Jr. (scheduled to defend her 122-pound title against Naoya Inoue No. 2 on July 25 in Tokyo); Kazuto Ioka (scheduled to challenge 115-pound owner Joshua Franco on June 24 in Tokyo); Josh Taylor (scheduled to defend the 140-pound WBO belt against Teofimo Lopez on June 10 in New York).