On May 29, 2021, Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs), the lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29 KOs).
Devin Haney is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Yuriorkis Gamboa, 6 months and 22 days ago. Jorge Linares is on a 2-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Carlos Morales, 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Devin Haney at 99-1 winning odds. Jorge Linares really doesn't have much to present against Haney.
Devin Haney defeated Jorge Linares via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Haney improves his record to 26-0, while Linares adds a loss to his record at 47-6.