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After Haney's unanimous decision win over Cuban veteran Yuriorkis Gamboa, [3] Haney called out fellow American lightweight and newly crowned unified lightweight world champion, Teófimo López, who had recently defeated pound-for-pound star Vasiliy Lomachenko [4] three weeks prior, saying it was 'the main fight' he wanted to make happen. [5]
Devin Miles Haney (/ ˈ h eɪ n i / HAY-nee; born November 17, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes , including the undisputed championship [ a ] at lightweight from 2022 to 2023, [ 3 ] and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title from 2023 to 2024.
On both occasions, the unbeaten Haney – who is still just 24 – clinically outboxed his opponent, who was previously undefeated and had taken three of the belts from Teofimo Lopez in 2021.
Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, billed as Checkmate, was a professional boxing match contested on 20 May 2023, for the undisputed lightweight championship. The bout took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada.
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On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Haney vs. Garcia was signed [1 [3] for April 20, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the WBC super lightweight title. [4]The title of the fight, This One Counts, is a reference to the six prior matches between Haney and Garcia in amateur boxing, with this one being their first official match in professional boxing.
Haney gutted out a close unanimous decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko that didn’t go over well with the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.