Devin Haney

Devin Haney is a young American professional boxer, born on November 17, 1998, in San Francisco, California. He started his professional boxing career at a very tender age, 17, on December 11, 2015, against Gonzalo Lopez, whom he defeated via a first-round technical knockout (TKO).

Despite his young age, Haney has already accomplished a lot in his professional boxing career. With 29 fights, Haney has not lost a single fight, making him an undefeated champion with a record of 29-0. He has won all his fights, with 15 coming by way of knockout, a testament to his devastating punching power.

Haney is currently fighting in the lightweight weight class, standing at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), with a reach of 71 in (180 cm). He fights as an orthodox stance fighter and started his boxing career with a debut win against Gonzalo Lopez.

As a lightweight boxer, Haney has won several world titles and is currently the undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBC title since 2019 and the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and Ring titles since 2022. He is currently ranked as the world's top active lightweight boxer by BoxRec, ESPN and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Haney has made several notable victories in his professional boxing career so far, including wins over George Kambosos Jr., Alfredo Santiago, Joseph Diaz, Zaur Abdullaev, Juan Carlos Burgos, Jorge Linares, and Antonio Moran. All of his fights have been victories, including title fights.

One of Haney's highlights in his career was his fight against Juan Carlos Burgos on September 28, 2018. He put on an impressive performance, defeating Burgos via a unanimous decision in the 10th round.

Another notable highlight of Haney's career was his fight with Zaur Abdullaev on September 13, 2019. Haney won with a fourth-round RTD and went on to win the vacant WBC interim lightweight title.

One of Haney's most significant career accomplishments was becoming the WBC lightweight champion at the age of 20, after 23 professional fights, making him the youngest world champion in boxing at that time. He had his first title defense fight against Alfredo Santiago on November 9, 2019, which he won via a unanimous decision in the 12th round.

Haney further cemented his status as a top fighter when he fought and won against Joseph Diaz in December 2021, successfully defending his WBC lightweight title via unanimous decision in the 12th round.

In his most recent fight in October 2022, Devin Haney successfully defended his undisputed title against Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr. The fight was held in Melbourne, Australia, and ended in a 12 round unanimous decision victory for Haney.

Devin Haney is scheduled to fight Ukrainian boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20, 2023, in what is sure to be an exciting bout between two top-level lightweight fighters.

Overall, Haney's achievements in his professional boxing career so far are impressive. As an undefeated champion and holder of multiple world titles, he is a force to be reckoned with in the lightweight weight class. His impressive record to date looks set to continue, and all eyes will be on him as he faces top-level opponents in future bouts.

Devin Haney Fight Record