By: Sean Crose
After incomes the undisputed light-weight championship of the world, the 30-0 Devin Haney moved up in weight to battle the 29-1 Regis Prograis for Prograis’ WBC junior welterweight title Saturday evening in Haney’s hometown of San Francisco. A pay per view most important occasion, the scheduled 12 spherical affair was one of many extra anticipated matchups of the yr – and for good purpose. The winner would doubtless turn into a official star within the sport of boxing.
The first was an in depth affair, however Prograis might have edged it. Both fighters appeared sharp. Each man zipped sharp pictures on the different within the second. Haney pushed Prograis down within the remaining second of the spherical, although it proved to be of little consequence. Haney abruptly put Prograis to the mat within the third. Prograis beat the depend, however Haney continued to impress all through the spherical. Haney was capable of keep vary and land effectively within the fourth. He was now starting to tug away with the battle.
By the fifth it was clear that Prograis merely couldn’t land successfully on the masterful challenger. Haney fought fantastically within the sixth, sticking, transferring, and touchdown successfully. In the ultimate moments of the spherical, Haney rocked his man once more. Bottom line – Prograis was getting beat up. Sure sufficient, Prograis appeared hesitant to attempt to transfer in on Haney within the seventh. It was wanting just like the battle won’t go the gap.
Haney’s world class efficiency continued within the eighth, as he saved hitting with out getting hit himself. Prograis appeared like a overwhelmed man, mentally, and – more and more – bodily. Haney rocked Prograis but once more within the ninth. He didn’t go for the kill, nevertheless, doubtless as a result of he knew Prograis nonetheless possessed battle ending energy. “We’re not going to sit there and let you take punishment,” Prograis’ nook advised him in between rounds. Prograis went on to barely throw punches within the tenth.
The penultimate spherical primarily provided extra of the identical, Haney – viscous however not reckless – was just too good a boxer for Prograis. It wasn’t Prograis’ fault. He merely wasn’t the fighter Haney was. The remaining spherical noticed Prograis, to his credit score, attempt to make one thing occur. Boxing had seen loads of eleventh hour knockouts down by the a long time, however it wasn’t seeing one this evening. The battle belonged to Haney, who, after the ultimate bell had rung, was awarded a large unanimous choice win, courtesy of the judges. “I did everything I said I was going to do,” the brand new champion mentioned afterward.
Without doubt, Haney is now completely a official star.
