Haney vs Norman Jr.
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Devin Haney dropped WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. in the second round and outpointed him over twelve rounds to take the title and become a three-division champion.
Key points
- Devin Haney moved up to welterweight and dethroned WBO champion Brian Norman Jr. in Riyadh
- Haney dropped Norman in the second round and controlled the distance for twelve rounds
- The win made Haney a three-division champion (lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight)
- Haney improved to 33-0; Norman fell to 28-1 with the loss
Fight card
- MAIN🏆 WBO WelterweightWelterweight
Haney def. Norman — UD 12
Report
On the Riyadh Season card in Saudi Arabia, Devin Haney jumped up to welterweight to challenge the hard-punching WBO champion Brian Norman Jr. — and produced a vintage performance built around his jab and footwork.
Haney took an early measure of the bigger man and dropped Norman with a right hand in the second round, then used distance control, smothering clinches and a pinpoint jab to bank rounds the rest of the way. He won a clear unanimous decision to capture the WBO welterweight title and become a three-division world champion, improving to 33-0.
For Norman (28-1), a knockout artist who had earlier in 2025 stopped Japan's Jin Sasaki in Tokyo, it was a first professional defeat against elite, high-level boxing.