A week after the unified lightweight championship changed hands, the spotlight was on Devin Haney to see if he would be successful in defending his WBC title or if there would be another instance of a champion losing his belt. After 12 rounds, the young fighter from Las Vegas held on even with a good effort from his opponent. Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) worked behind … Continue reading Haney gets unanimous decision over game Diaz
Unbeaten WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney and former super featherweight champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. are a month away from their encounter that will take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas but they were in the Venetian Hotel earlier today to get a gauge on their opponent ahead of time. Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) will be making the third defense of the … Continue reading Haney and Diaz set to face off in Las Vegas December 4th
The WBC lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney will make his third defense of that title as he will step in the ring on May 29th against Jorge Linares at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Haney is coming off a unanimous decision win over Yuriorkis Gamboa in Miami last November, while the veteran Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) is … Continue reading Haney takes on former champion Linares May 29th
The WBC lightweight champion returned to the ring at Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida, and he made sure that his opponent did not have any chances of upsetting him. Devin Haney (25-0, 14 KOs) scored a unanimous decision win over Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs) as two judges gave every round to the champion and one judge gave him ten of the twelve … Continue reading Haney gets clear decision win over Gamboa
This week, the boxing world got word of a few announcements that fights in the 135 pound division will take place or may take place in the near future, but one particular fighter seems to not be included in those announcements…check out the video to get some insight on that and more… Continue reading Announcements in the lightweight division, but is Haney left out?
VIA PRESS RELEASE Devin Haney says he would love to renew his rivalry with amateur foe Ryan Garcia in the paid ranks, as Haney joins Matchroom Boxing’s new podcast, ‘The Lockdown Tapes’. Haney is itching to get back into the ring and resume his reign as WBC Lightweight champion having been made champion in recess after suffering the shoulder injury in his first defense against Alfredo Santiago … Continue reading Haney looks forward to fighting Garcia in the future
The WBC interim title had been put on the line for two top contenders in the WBC lightweight rankings, but one contender showed that they were way ahead of the other. Devin Haney (23-0) had a fairly easy night of work against Zaur Abdullaev (11-1) at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden on Friday as he threw multiple flush combinations, moved in and out … Continue reading Haney batters Abdullaev for stoppage
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