Haney vs Norman Jr

Who won Haney vs Norman Jr?

Devin Haney beat Brian Norman Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Devin Haney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.

Haney was defending his his WBO World Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Brian Norman Jr in November 2025. He had held this belt for 6 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Anthony Yarde for the WBC World Light heavyweight and WBA World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Fernando Martinez for the The Ring Junior Bantamweight, WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA World Super Flyweight belts, Sam Noakes was overcome by Abdullah Mason for the WBO World Lightweight title, and Vito Mielnicki Jr was victorious over Samuel Nmomah.

Haney vs Norman Jr stats

Devin Haney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brian Norman Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Norman Jr had a massive power advantage over Haney, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Haney's 47%.

Devin Haney was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Haney had a height advantage of 1 inch over Norman Jr. Despite this, Norman Jr had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Devin Haney and Brian Norman Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Haney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Norman Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 134 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Norman Jr's 112.

Devin Haney went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at welterweight.

Haney vs Norman Jr form

Haney remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Carlos Ramirez on May 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Times Square, New York, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Ryan Garcia on April 20, 2024 ended in a no contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Regis Prograis on December 9, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Chase Center, San Francisco.

Before that, he had beaten Vasyl Lomachenko on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated George Kambosos on October 16, 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.

Norman Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jin Sasaki on June 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Derrieck Cuevas on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Giovani Santillan on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, his contest against Janelson Figueroa Bocachica on March 2, 2024 ended in a no contest at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona.

He had beaten Quinton Randall on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brian Norman Jr had been fighting more than Devin Haney.

Going into this contest, Devin Haney had last fought 6 months and 20 days ago, while Brian Norman Jr's last outing had been 5 months and 3 days ago.

Haney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Norman Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Haney vs Norman Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Haney vs Norman Jr?

Haney vs Norman Jr was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Haney vs Norman Jr?

Devin Haney was a 23/25 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Brian Norman Jr made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.