Devin Haney or Devin Miles Haney is an American professional boxer who is the current undisputed lightweight champion.
He has held the WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles since 2021, and ranked as the world’s best active lightweight by The Ring and BoxRec.
Haney was born in San Francisco, California, to Bill Haney, a former professional boxer, and April Clay.
He won several national and international titles as an amateur, including the 2014 National Golden Gloves Championship and the 2015 Junior World Championships.
Haney turned professional in 2015 at the age of 16, and quickly rose through the ranks, winning his first 15 fights by knockout.
In 2017, he won the WBC Youth Lightweight Title and the WBO Youth Lightweight Title; he defended both titles twice before vacating them in 2018.
In 2018, Haney moved up to the lightweight division. He won his first fight in the division by unanimous decision over Antonio Moran.
He then went on to win five more fights, all by knockout. In 2019, he challenged Jorge Linares for the WBC Lightweight Title.
Haney won the fight by unanimous decision, becoming the youngest lightweight champion in boxing history.
Haney has since defended his title four times; he defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa by unanimous decision in 2019 and Alfredo Santiago by unanimous decision in 2020.
He also defeated Joseph Diaz Jr. by unanimous decision in 2021 and George Kambosos Jr. by unanimous decision in 2022.
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Devin Haney family
Haney is the son of Bill Haney, a former professional boxer who is now his trainer.
He is also the nephew of former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks.
Haney has a younger brother, Sean, who is also a boxer.
How old is Devin Haney?
Devin Haney was born on November 17, 1998, and is currently 24 years old.
How tall is Devin Haney?
Haney is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 61.2 Kg.
Devin Haney career
Haney began boxing at the age of 7 and turned professional at the age of 17 in 2015.
He quickly rose through the ranks, winning his first 15 fights by knockout.
In 2017, he won the WBC Youth Lightweight Title and the WBC Silver Lightweight Title.
In 2019, Haney was elevated to WBC Lightweight Champion after previous champion Vasiliy Lomachenko was promoted to Franchise Champion by the WBC.
Haney made his first title defense against Alfredo Santiago in November 2019, winning by unanimous decision.
He has since made four successful title defenses, defeating Jorge Linares, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Joseph Diaz Jr., and George Kambosos Jr.
His career path has been nothing short of remarkable.
Haney has achieved great success at a young age and there is no reason to believe that he will not continue to be successful in the years to come.
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How much is Devin Haney worth?
Haney is an American professional boxer who has a net worth of $7 million as of 2023.
His net worth is largely due to his successful boxing career.
He has earned millions of dollars in purses from his fights, and he has also signed lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as Puma, Everlast, and Monster Energy.
Devin Haney record
Haney is an American professional boxer who is currently the undisputed lightweight champion.
He has an undefeated record of 30-0 (15 KOs). His most recent fight was a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20, 2023.
Here is a list of Haney’s professional boxing record;
Opponent
Date
Result
Mason Menard
December 11, 2015
TKO 4
Juan Carlos Burgos
April 1, 2016
TKO 6
Antonio Moran
July 22, 2016
TKO 8
Juan Macias Montiel
November 11, 2016
UD 10
Antonio Moran
February 10, 2017
TKO 8
Juan Carlos Burgos
June 2, 2017
UD 12
Zaur Abdullaev
December 2, 2017
UD 12
Jorge Linares
May 4, 2018
UD 12
Alfredo Santiago
September 15, 2018
UD 12
Yuriorkis Gamboa
December 22, 2018
UD 12
Antonio Moran
June 8, 2019
UD 12
Dazzling Williams
December 6, 2019
TKO 6
Joseph Diaz Jr.
December 29, 2020
UD 12
Jorge Linares
May 29, 2021
UD 12
George Kambosos Jr.
June 5, 2022
UD 12
Vasiliy Lomachenko
May 20, 2023
UD 12