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Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.Devin Haney drops Brian Norman Jr., dominates to become 3-division champ on Benavidez-Yarde PPV
Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.Devin Haney drops Brian Norman Jr., dominates to become 3-division champ on Benavidez-Yarde PPV
Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.Devin Haney drops Brian Norman Jr., dominates to become 3-division champ on Benavidez-Yarde PPV
Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.Devin Haney drops Brian Norman Jr., dominates to become 3-division champ on Benavidez-Yarde PPV
Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.Devin Haney drops Brian Norman Jr., dominates to become 3-division champ on Benavidez-Yarde PPV
Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.Devin Haney drops Brian Norman Jr., dominates to become 3-division champ on Benavidez-Yarde PPV
Devin Haney is a three-division world champion. (Richard Pelham via Getty Images)Doubt Devin Haney at your own risk. The much-maligned former undisputed lightweight champion turned in an eye-opening performance Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, out-gunning Brian Norman Jr. to conquer the 147-pound division’s most-feared puncher and capture the WBO welterweight world title on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde undercard.It was a statement-making showing from Haney (33-0, 15 KOs), who knocked down Norman (28-1, 22 KOs) with a second-round flurry then rode that wave to a one-sided unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 116-111), claiming a world title in his third weight class.Advertisement”In 2024, I lost everything. Everything came crashing on me,” Haney said post-fight. “In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m coming for everything.””[Norman] came out exactly how we planned, and so I was able to capitalize,” Haney added. “But after I hurt him and dropped him, he made an adjustment, so we had to adjust to that as well. But he’s a true champion, he’s definitely better than I expected.”Haney, 27, sporting a noticeably more filled out frame than ever before, added that he was “here to stay” at 147 pounds after struggling to make the lightweight and super lightweight limits in recent years.AdvertisementNorman, 24, entered Saturday with a well-earned reputation as one of the sport’s top young knockout artists. He’d notched two previous defenses of his WBO welterweight world title in 2025, scoring a third-round stoppage of Derrieck Cuevas in March, then demolishing Jin Sasaki in June with one of the scariest knockouts of the year.But Haney disarmed the feared puncher early, dropping Norman with a two-punch combination midway through the second round, then taunting right in his downed foe’s face.From that point on, Haney had Norman largely on the back foot, popping the Georgian with regularity with his piston-jab and repeatedly stopping Norman from coming inside with slick check hooks. The combination of Haney’s early — and surprisingly aggressive — offensive work mixed with his trademark defensive prowess left Norman looking stiff on his feet and out of ideas in the exchanges.AdvertisementNorman appeared to finally clear the cobwebs and find his legs more toward the late rounds, but by then it was too little, too late, as Haney was well ahead on most scorecards.The win provides a well-needed jolt of momentum for Haney, whose reputation has been reeling since his stunning 2024 loss to Ryan Garcia, in which he was knocked down three times.Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in the aftermath of that bout and the result was overturned into a no-contest, however Haney’s follow-up effort against Jose Ramírez in May was no less ignominious — Haney outpointed Ramirez in a dull bout that nearly set a new CompuBox record for the fewest punches ever thrown in a 12-round fight.Check out Uncrowned’s full coverage of Saturday’s David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde pay-per-view in Riyadh, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire main card.

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