Six months after he was universally blasted for “running” his way to a win over Jose Ramirez, Devin Haney now runs the welterweight division. Haney looked sharp, strong, and locked-in in his first fight at the full 147-pound limit on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, dropping big puncher Brian Norman Jr. and outboxing him over 12 rounds to claim the WBO welterweight title on “The Ring IV: Night of the Champions” card at ANB Arena.
Haney won by unanimous decision, with scores of:
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114–113 (Mike Fitzgerald)
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116–111 (Leszek Jankowiak)
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117–110 (Gerry Martinez)
With the victory, the former undisputed lightweight king and junior welterweight titlist is now a three-weight world champion, and did it against a man many regarded as the most dangerous puncher at 147.