Devin Haney’s Hometown: Where Does He Come From?
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The star lightweight pugilist Devin Haney is one of the best technicians of the current generation. As of now, the champ is gearing up to become an undisputed champion in the lightweight division. He is heading to face unified WBA, IBF, WBO, and the Ring Magazine lightweight titlist, George Kambosos Jr.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated undisputed showdown, let’s focus on some personal information about the WBC lightweight titleholder.
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Devin Haney’s Hometown
‘The Dreamer’ became the poster boy of amateur boxing by becoming the youngest member of the USA Junior National Boxing Team and rose to fame when he was just 14 years of age. According to reports, the 23-year-old star was born in San Francisco, California.
Later, his parents moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when he was just 7. It was the turning point in Haney’s life as this was the place where Haney came into the sport. Since then, Haney has been living in the boxing capital of the world and is active in the sport of boxing.
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Amateur Career
Haney excelled in boxing from the beginning, and in 2013, he clinched his first medal. Astonishingly, he became a Silver medalist at 54kg in USA Junior National Championships. One year later, he clinched gold in the same tournament.
In 2015, he took gold in the USA Youth National Championships at 60kg. Unsurprisingly, he ended his amateur career after establishing a phenomenal record of 138-8 and later turned pro.
Professional Career
Trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr, Haney soon made his name in the professional ring.
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Throughout his professional career, Haney has had a total of 27 fights. Furthermore, his performance stunned every opponent he faced. The undefeated has won fifteen bouts by TKO. Incidentally, he has defeated 3 undefeated opponents with the experience of ten or more bouts. The young boxer has been phenomenal throughout his professional career so far, irrespective of his opponents.
As of now, he is going to face Kambosos Jr en route to becoming the undisputed. The fight is scheduled for June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Australia. Boxing fans all over the world are eager to witness this bout.
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Let’s see who will emerge as victories in a highly exciting matchup. What do you think of this bout? Let us know in the comments below.
Edited by:
Ajinkya Aswale