If there’s any boxer right now who should be on your radar as a future long-term superstar, it’s Devin Haney.
In Friday’s Matchroom Boxing on DAZN main event in New York’s MSG Theater, the 20-year-old Haney (23-0, 15 KOs) became the WBC interim lightweight titlist with a TKO win over Russian prospect Zaur Abdullaev (11-1, 7 KOs), whose corner stopped the fight after it was apparent their fighter’s face was getting rearranged. His nose might have been broken and his cheekbone might have been fractured by a Haney right hand.
Haney flashed an outrageously good and sharp jab, blasting Abdullaev with excellent counterpunches and lightning quick uppercuts and hooks to the body.