{"id":699,"date":"2021-05-19T09:31:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T09:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=699"},"modified":"2021-05-19T09:31:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T09:31:53","slug":"haney-this-is-the-biggest-fight-of-my-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"HANEY: THIS IS THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF MY CAREER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
WBC king returns to Las Vegas for Linares title defense<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Devin Haney<\/strong>\u00a0says his fight against\u00a0Jorge Linares<\/strong>\u00a0is the biggest of his career to date as prepares to defend his WBC World Lightweight title at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday May 29, live worldwide on DAZN.

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Haney\u00a0<\/strong>(25-0, 18 KOs) puts his title on the line for the third time against the former multiple division world champion,\u00a0Linares<\/strong>\u00a0(47-5, 29 KOs), and ‘The Dream’, who is entering the last week of training camp, talks about his matchup with Linares, what a win will do for his career, fighting at home, and more.

\u201cIt\u2019s been a great eight-week camp. I started in Las Vegas, got some light sparring, then traveled to the Bay Area. I spent three weeks training with\u00a0Victor Conte<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Remi Korchemny<\/strong>\u00a0at SNAC. The remaining weeks, I\u2019ve been in Las Vegas, getting great sparring work with local pros that have been pushing me hard.\u00a0I\u2019m ready!\u00a0The world will see, I\u2019m the best fighter on the planet.
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\u201cLinares is a great fighter that has a lot left in the tank. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes and he\u2019s by far the biggest step up in my career. I\u00a0give my dad\u00a0Bill Haney<\/strong>, who is my trainer, a lot of credit, we know exactly what it takes to get this done on May 29th. My skills are on another level and I will make the necessary adjustments, wear him down and completely dominate this fight.
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\u201cThis is the biggest fight of my career. A victory against Linares\u00a0should gain me a lot of respect. Everyone knows that Linares is a dangerous fighter and winning this fight gives more reasons to all of the writers, fans, and boxing insiders, to campaign the unification fight with\u00a0Te\u00f3fimo L\u00f3pez<\/strong>, or at the very least, a world title defense against\u00a0Ryan Garcia<\/strong>. I\u2019m putting the pressure on them.
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\u201cLas Vegas is where I currently reside. I\u2019m thrilled to have an opportunity to fight in front of my family and friends. I\u2019ve only fought in Vegas a couple of times, way back in 2016, before I became a world champion. I\u2019m 100% ready to show up and show out. Las Vegas is the mecca of boxing\u2019s biggest shows and for me this is just the beginning. Now that COVID restrictions are loosening, I\u2019m encouraging all the fans from around the world to come out and enjoy a great night of boxing. It\u2019s going to be fireworks.\u201d

Haney\u2019s clash with Linares tops a stacked card of action in Sin City, as\u00a0Chantelle Cameron<\/strong>\u00a0(13-0 7 KOs) will defend her WBC World Super-Lightweight title against\u00a0Melissa Hernandez<\/strong>\u00a0 (23-7-3 7 KOs) in more World title action.
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There\u2019s a fascinating battle between two Golden Boy Promotions stablemates as\u00a0Jason Quigley<\/strong>\u00a0(18-1 14 KOs) and\u00a0Shane Mosley Jr\u00a0<\/strong>(17-3 10 KOs)\u00a0go toe-to-toe for the WBO NABO Middleweight title and it\u2019s a huge night for\u00a0Martin J. Ward<\/strong>\u00a0(24-1-2 11 KOs) as he faces\u00a0Azinga Fuzile<\/strong>\u00a0(14-1 8 KOs) in a final eliminator for the IBF World Super-Featherweight title.
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At the other end of the spectrum, there\u2019s a professional debut on the card for Eddie Hearn\u2019s latest American signing,\u00a0Khalil Coe<\/strong>,\u00a0Reshat Mati<\/strong>\u00a0(9-0 7 KOs) enters double figures in the pro game on the card,\u00a0Ramla Ali<\/strong>\u00a0(2-0) has been impressive in her two fights since turning pro in October and the first pro female fighter from Somalia gets an introduction to American fight fans on the bill, a card that is rounded off by Devin Haney Promotions\u2019\u00a0Darren Cunningham<\/strong>\u00a0(13-0 7 KOs) continuing his pro rise.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WBC king returns to Las Vegas for Linares title defense Devin Haney\u00a0says his fight against\u00a0Jorge Linares\u00a0is the biggest of his<\/p>\n

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