Photos: Devin Haney defends his World Lightweight title in a gut check battle
Devin Haney retained his WBC world Lightweight title in a thrilling fight with Jorge Linares at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV, live on DAZN.
Devin Haney retained his WBC world Lightweight title in a thrilling fight with Jorge Linares at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV, live on DAZN.
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) built up a big lead through the first nine rounds and had to struggle in the last three to win a grueling 12 round unanimous decision over Jorge Linares (47-6, 29 KOs) on Saturday night.
Devin Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) survived a late-round scare to retain his WBC lightweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over former three-division world champion Jorge Linares (47-6, 29 KOs) on Saturday night at the Michelob Ultra in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The boxing schedule is packed this weekend with dueling fight cards spread across Showtime and streaming service DAZN. On Showtime, Nordine Oubaali faces Nonito Donaire in a rescheduled bout that is closely matched with Donaire sitting around a +225ish as a live underdog.
Former WBA lightweight champion Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla sees Saturday’s fight as a difficult one for WBC 135-lb champion Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney in his title defense against Jorge Linares in Las Vegas.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn hopes his fighter Devin Haney can handle the first big test of his career on Saturday night when he defends his WBC lightweight title against the highly experienced Jorge Linares on DAZN.
Devin Haney weighed in at 135-lbs and his opponent Jorge Linares came in at 134-lbs on Friday at the weigh-in for their title fight this Saturday night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I’m the reincarnation of “Pretty Boy Floyd”. Those words, clipped from a direct quote of Devin Haney just a few months back reverberate in more ways than one as we get closer to Saturday night.
Former three-division world champion Jorge Linares says he’s aware that WBC lightweight belt-holder Devin Haney has been focusing on his power game for their fight this Saturday night on May 29th on DAZN.
A fascinating lightweight title fight takes place this Saturday, as ultra-experienced former champion Jorge Linares faces the naturally gifted Devin Haney.