This upcoming weekend is normally reserved for Canelo Alvarez as part of a celebration for Mexican Independence. Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN we’re amazingly unable to secure an opponent for Canelo in September, instead Alvarez will fight Sergey Kovalev in November.
Devin Haney 134.6 vs Zaur Abdullaev 134.6
Michael Hunter 221.4 vs Sergey Kuzmin 258.4
Heather Hardy 125.8 vs Amanda Serrano 125.8
Raymond Ford 124.6 vs Rafael Castillo 122.
Jessie Vargas (29-2-1, 11 KOs) says his team is in negotiations for his next fight in December. The former two division world champion Vargas, 29, says the fight “might be” against former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (28-2-1, 16 KOs).
Unbeaten #2 WBC lightweight contender Devin Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) isn’t being considered by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum as a future opponent for WBA/WBA/WBC lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) to defend his titles against.
Devin Haney can take a giant leap towards World title glory when he faces fellow unbeaten star Zaur Abdullaev in a final eliminator for the WBC World Lightweight title on Friday September 13 at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
When Oleksandr Usyk bowed out the fight three weeks ago, it seemed this card was going to fade into mediocrity. However, with one glaring exception, no fight on this card was a bore, and headliner Devin “The Dream” Haney certainly took advantage his new headliner status to showcase his talents.
Undefeated lightweight sensation Devin Haney capped off an action-packed evening of boxing on DAZN from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, with a stunning seventh-round knockout.
In a card that was filled with knockout victories for the A-side fighters, #4 WBC lightweight ontender Devin Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) stopped Antonio Moran (24-4 17 KOs) by a highlight reel seventh round knockout on a Matchroom Boxing/DAZN card at the MGM National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
By Paul R. Jones! OXON HILL, MARYLAND – There are contenders, and then there are can’t-miss contenders. Lightweight Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney (21-0, 13 KOs) certainly qualifies as the latter.
Another full slate on the boxing schedule is upon us this Saturday night and even on a holiday weekend, three separate US-based broadcast events compete against one another.