Devin Haney

American boxer

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May 2 2025 Devin Haney defeats José Ramírez by Unanimous Decision (UD) in a 12-round fight at Times Square, New York City, improving his record to 33-0 (1)
January 4 2025 Devin Haney reported to make his ring return on March 25, 2025, with Adrien Broner rumored as a possible opponent.
January 2025 Announced that Haney would face José Ramírez in a fight in May.
2024 Continued holding the WBC super lightweight title during this year.
June 24 2024 Devin Haney requested and was unanimously approved by the WBC for 'Champion in Recess' status in the super lightweight division.
June 20 2024 The April fight with Ryan Garcia was changed to a no contest. Garcia was fined $1.1 million and suspended for a year due to testing positive for Ostarine, after accepting a plea deal to avoid going to trial.
April 20 2024 Haney fought Ryan Garcia in Brooklyn, New York for the WBC super lightweight title. The fight was changed to a non-title bout after Garcia weighed in over the limit at 143.2 lbs, potentially forfeiting up to $600,000 of his purse to Haney.
2023 Haney maintained his undisputed lightweight championship status.
December 9 2023 Haney fights Prograis, drawing 55,000 pay-per-view buys on DAZN with a revenue of $3,450,000
December 9 2023 Devin Haney challenged Regis Prograis for the WBC super lightweight title at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. He dominated the fight, winning every round on all three judges' scorecards, scoring a knockdown in the third round, and becoming a two-weight world champion at age 25. Haney landed 129 punches compared to Prograis's 36, with all judges scoring the fight 120-107 in Haney's favor.
May 20 2023 Fought Vasiliy Lomachenko in a closely contested bout, winning by controversial split decision. Haney was praised for his performance and later fined $25,000 for shoving Lomachenko during weigh-in faceoffs.
March 29 2023 Confirmed fight against Vasiliy Lomachenko for a second defense of his undisputed lightweight titles, scheduled for May 20 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
October 16 2022 Haney retains his undisputed lightweight world titles by beating Kambosos via unanimous decision at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Judges score the fight 119-109, 118-110, and 118-110 in Haney's favor.
October 15 2022 Devin Haney defended his undisputed lightweight championship against George Kambosos Jr in a rematch at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, in a bout billed as 'Repeat or Revenge'.
June 5 2022 Haney defeats Kambosos via unanimous decision, winning the undisputed lightweight world titles.
March 27 2022 Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr. strike a deal to fight after Vasyl Lomachenko declines due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
December 4 2021 Devin Haney defeats Joseph Diaz by unanimous decision (scores of 117–111, 117–111, 116–112) to retain his WBC lightweight world title. After the victory, Haney expressed desire to fight unified champion George Kambosos Jr. for all four major world titles.
November 3 2021 Official announcement made that Joseph Diaz would challenge Devin Haney for the WBC lightweight world title on December 4, after Ryan García withdrew due to a hand injury.
May 29 2021 Devin Haney defended the WBC lightweight championship against Jorge Linares in a professional boxing match at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
January 2021 Ryan Garcia captures the WBC interim lightweight title by stopping Luke Campbell in the seventh round, which prompts the WBC to consider ordering a title defense between Haney and Garcia.
November 7 2020 Haney fought and defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa by a unanimous decision at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. He dominated the fight, with two judges awarding him every round and the third scoring 118-109 in his favor. Haney out-landed Gamboa 133 to 84 in total punches.
October 2 2020 Devin Haney announced his second WBC lightweight title defense against veteran boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa, scheduled for November 7, 2020.
April 2020 Made controversial racially charged comments during an interview with 78SportsTV, claiming he would never lose to a 'white boy', which led to significant criticism.
November 2019 Haney defended his WBC lightweight title against Alfredo Santiago, winning by unanimous decision on the undercard of KSI vs. Logan Paul II. He suffered a shoulder injury during the fight that required surgery, which sidelined him until summer 2020.
October 2019 Devin Haney became the WBC lightweight champion after being elevated to the title when Vasiliy Lomachenko was promoted to 'Franchise Champion' by the WBC.
September 13 2019 Haney won the vacant WBC interim lightweight title by defeating undefeated Zaur Abdullaev (11-0).
May 25 2019 Haney defeated Antonio Moran via a seventh-round knockout in his first match under the Matchroom banner.
January 11 2019 Haney secured a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Xolisani Ndongeni in a dominant performance.
February 2 2018 Haney was scheduled to fight Harmonito Dela Torre in an eight-round opening bout, but the fight was cancelled when Dela Torre could not obtain a travel visa.

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