When is Haney vs Taylor?
Devin Haney could face Josh Taylor in Late 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
Haney vs Taylor stats
Devin Haney would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Josh Taylor would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Taylor would have advantage in power over Haney, with a 68% knock out percentage over Haney's 48%.
Devin Haney is the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.
Taylor has a height advantage of 1 inch over Haney. Despite this, he has 1-inch reach advantage.
Devin Haney fights out of the orthodox stance, while Josh Taylor is a southpaw.
Haney is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months later than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 95 more professional rounds, 222 to Taylor's 127.
Devin Haney goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at super lightweight.
Josh Taylor is currently ranked number 5 by the WBO and 2 by the RING in the 140lb division.
Haney vs Taylor form
Devin Haney has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Ryan Garcia on 20th April 2024 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Regis Prograis on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Chase Center, San Francisco.
Going into that contest, he had won against Vasyl Lomachenko on 20th May 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.
Before that, 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.
He had defeated 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.
Taylor has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he lost to Teofimo Lopez on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Jack Catterall on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Jose Carlos Ramirez on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had beat Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.
He had won against Regis Prograis on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Devin Haney has been fighting more than Josh Taylor.
Devin Haney last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Josh Taylor's last outing was 1 year, 5 months and 15 days ago.
Haney's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.
Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
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