Haney vs Burgos

Who won Haney vs Burgos?

Devin Haney beat Juan Carlos Burgos by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 28th September 2018 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in California.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 97-93, 100-90 in favor of winner Devin Haney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Haney vs Burgos stats

Devin Haney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Juan Carlos Burgos made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Haney had a slight advantage in power over Burgos, with a 68% knock out percentage over Burgos' 64%.

Devin Haney was the younger man by 11 years, at 24 years old.

Haney had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Devin Haney & Juan Carlos Burgos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Haney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 year later than Burgos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 111 less professional rounds, 198 to Burgos' 309.

Devin Haney went into the fight ranked number 15 by the IBF at lightweight.

Haney vs Burgos form

Haney remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat George Kambosos on 16th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat George Kambosos on 5th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Lightweight, WBA World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had beat Jorge Linares on 29th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa on 7th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Activity check

Haney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Haney vs Burgos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Haney vs Burgos?

Haney vs Burgos was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Haney vs Burgos?

Devin Haney was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Burgos made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.