Devin Miles Haney is an American professional boxer.
15 Facts About Devin Haney
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Devin Haney is the current undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBC title since 2019 and the WBA, IBF, WBO and Ring titles since 2022.
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On February 2,2018, Devin Haney was scheduled to fight Filipino Harmonito Dela Torre in an eight-round opening bout.
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On January 11,2019, Devin Haney dominated a very tough opponent in Xolisani Ndongeni on the way to a 10-round unanimous decision win.
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On May 25,2019, Devin Haney defeated Antonio Moran via a vicious seventh-round knockout, in his first match under the Matchroom banner.
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On September 13,2019, Devin Haney defeated Zaur Abdullaev to win the vacant WBC interim lightweight title.
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Devin Haney injured his shoulder during the fight, requiring surgery that would keep him out until the summer of 2020.
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On October 2,2020, it was revealed that Devin Haney would make the second defense of his WBC lightweight title against the former unified featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa, on November 7,2020.
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Devin Haney out-landed Gamboa 133 to 84 in total punches, and 82 to 63 in power punches landed.
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Devin Haney controlled the action for most of the fight, but was hurt when Linares caught him with a powerful right-left combination toward the end of the tenth round.
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Devin Haney survived the final two rounds largely by tying Linares up and negating his opponent's attempts at trying to engage with him.
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In front of a sold-out crowd in Melbourne, Australia in June 2022, Devin Haney defeated George Kambosos Jr.
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On March 29,2023, it was confirmed that Devin Haney would make a second defense of his undisputed lightweight titles against former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20,2023, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, US.
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However, Devin Haney rallied to win the final round on all three judges' scorecards.
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Compubox punch stats suggested Devin Haney had landed 110 of 405 punches thrown, while Lomachenko landed 124 of 564, with both boxers outlanding the other in five rounds each, the other two rounds being even.