Devin Haney remained undefeated as he beat Regis Prograis by unanimous determination to develop into two-weight world champion in San Francisco.
Haney is now the WBC tremendous light-weight world champion, having beforehand been undisputed light-weight champion, and took a dominant factors win with all three judges scoring the bout 120-107 to the 25-year-old.
Prograis suffered his first defeat since October 2019 and held the tremendous welterweight belt for 13 months.
Regardless of being his first struggle on the weight, vacating his undisputed light-weight crown, Haney made a powerful begin and a straight proper hand within the third spherical knocked his opponent down.
Prograis bought again up however was repeatedly caught, resulting in a reduce on his nostril at half distance as his group had been near throwing the towel in.
Haney managed the rest of the struggle, with extra good work within the ninth, to go 31 bouts unbeaten.
“I went in here and I hit him with a sharp right hand. I capitalised on his tendency of leaning in,” stated Haney.
“I know I was getting him hurt. My dad said stay focused, stick to the game plan.”
Billam-Smith vs Masternak – when are they within the ring on Sunday?
World title motion takes place on Sunday night dwell on Sky Sports activities when Chris Billam-Smith fights Mateusz Masternak.
Billam-Smith is making the primary defence of the WBO cruiserweight championship he received in Could when he bins decided challenger Masternak on the Bournemouth Worldwide Centre.
The champion is having this struggle on Sunday (moderately than the standard Saturday struggle evening) to permit his hometown followers to get again from Bournemouth’s away sport at Manchester United yesterday
The ringwalks for the primary occasion are anticipated at round 9pm on Sunday evening, dwell on Sky Sports activities Area.
The printed will start at 6pm with prospect Fran Hennessy kicking off the present towards Argentina opponent Lucrecia Belen Arrieta.
Olympic gold medallist Lauren Value and light-heavyweight boxer Ben Whittaker are additionally in motion.