Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares

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Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares
DateMay 29, 2021
Venue Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBC lightweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Devin Haney Jorge Linares
Nickname The Dream El Nino
Hometown San Francisco, California, U.S. Barinas, Venezuela
Pre-fight record 25–0 (15 KOs) 47–5 (29 KOs)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg) 134 lb (61 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC lightweight champion 3-division world champion
Result
Haney wins via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 115-113)

Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares was a professional boxing match contested between WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney, and former three-division world champion Jorge Linares. The bout took place at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 29, 2021, with Haney's WBC title on the line. [1] [2] Haney won by unanimous decision with the judges scoring the bout 116-112, 116-112, 115-113 in his favor. [3]

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Background

After Haney's unanimous decision win over Cuban veteran Yuriorkis Gamboa, [4] Haney called out fellow American lightweight and newly crowned unified lightweight world champion, Teófimo López, who had recently defeated pound-for-pound star Vasyl Lomachenko [5] three weeks prior, saying it was 'the main fight' he wanted to make happen. [6] However, the IBF mandated López to fight Australian George Kambosos Jr., [7] with López deciding to go in that direction to minimize the risk of being stripped of his title.

In January 2021, after Ryan García captured the WBC interim lightweight title after his seventh-round stoppage over Luke Campbell, [8] the WBC were set to order Haney to defend his title against García. [9] However, García seemed to show little interest in a potential fight with Haney, and voiced his desire to face Gervonta Davis or Manny Pacquiao instead, [10] ultimately fighting neither in the end.

After weeks of negotiations, it was announced that Haney was set to defend his WBC title against former three-division world champion Jorge Linares on May 29, 2021 in Las Vegas. [11]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Devin Haney (c)def. Flag of Venezuela.svg Jorge Linares UD12/12 Note 1
Super lightweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chantelle Cameron (c)def. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Melissa Hernandez TKO5/101:25 Note 2
Super featherweight Flag of South Africa.svg Azinga Fuzile def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Joseph Ward TKO7/122:45
Middleweight Flag of Ireland.svg Jason Quigley def. Flag of the United States.svg Shane Mosley Jr.MD10/10
Welterweight Flag of Albania.svg Reshat Matidef. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ryan PinoUD6/6
Featherweight Flag of Somalia.svg Ramla Ali def. Flag of the United States.svg Mikayla NepelUD6/6
Light heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Khalil Coedef. Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel TaddTKO2/41:10
Super welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Amari Jonesdef. Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Ryan BurrsKO1/42:56

^Note 1 For WBC lightweight title
^Note 2 For WBC female super lightweight title

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