Haney vs Ndongeni

Who won Haney vs Ndongeni?

Devin Haney beat Xolisani Ndongeni by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 11th January 2019 at StageWorks of Louisiana in Shreveport.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 99-90, 100-89 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 Ndongeni stats

Devin Haney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Xolisani Ndongeni made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Haney had advantage in power over Ndongeni, with a 65% knock out percentage over Ndongeni's 52%.

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

Both Devin Haney & Xolisani Ndongeni fought out of an orthodox stance.

Haney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 year and 6 months later than Ndongeni, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 198 to Ndongeni's 167.

Devin Haney went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC and 10 by the IBF at lightweight.

Haney vs Ndongeni form

Haney remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to 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 Ndongeni start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at StageWorks of Louisiana, Shreveport, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Haney vs Ndongeni?

Haney vs Ndongeni 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 Ndongeni?

Devin Haney was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Xolisani Ndongeni made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.