Devin Miles Haney is a professional boxer from America who has achieved a lot of recognition for boxing at a very young age.
Devin started boxing at the age of seven. By 17, he was recognized as the youngest boxer to be the Youth World Championships Gold Medalist in Reno.
He made his debut fight as a professional against Gonzalo Lopez in Mexico on December 11, 2015. In his 28 fights since 2015, he has defeated his opponents to win all of them.
Although David Haney’s parents are divorced, they left no stone unturned to raise their child. His father trained him to become a boxer from his very childhood.
Who Are Devin Haney’s Parents?
The boxer was a second child to Bill Haney and April Clay in San Francisco, California. He turned into a Muslim in April 2021.
Bill was a famous boxer, and after retiring, he became a trainer. He shaped his son Devin as a boxer from a young age.
Bill was born on May 14, 1979, in Portland, Oregon. He used to live in Oakland, California, with April. After he parted ways with his wife, he moved to Las Vegas with Devin.
Recently, Bill has been on the news because of his visa rejection to Australia because of the 1992 drug conviction. Devin had flown to Melbourne for the fight with George Kamboos on June 5 without his trainer. But Bill’s visa got approved at the final moment, and he fled to guide his son.
Devin won the fight against Kamboos to become the undisputed lightweight boxing champion.
UNDISPUTED!!! #Alhamdulillah #TheDream pic.twitter.com/T0BJNMSOwd
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) June 5, 2022
Devin Haney Sibling In Family
Devin grew up with his three siblings.
He has an older brother named Bill Haney Jr, a younger brother Sean Haney, and a sister Arabella Haney. They have chosen their career outside boxing.
How Much Is Devin Haney Net Worth?
The WBC champion has a net worth of around $5 million in his early twenties.
He made around $2 million in the fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa and $3 million against Jorge Linares. He charges around $400,000 for a match.
He makes a good amount of money through brand endorsements and collaborations. He has over 1.3 million followers on Instagram, which has also contributed to his net wealth.
Devin Haney Is 23 Years Old American Boxer
Devin Haney, aka ‘The Dream,’ was born on November 17, 1998. He is the youngest boxer to hold several national titles.
As an amateur boxer, he has a win-loss record of 138-8. He is the seven-time national title holder. He plays the Orthodox stance in boxing.
From 2015 to 2022, he has fought 28 matches and won all of them. He has won the WBC Youth, IBF-USBA, IBF North American, WBC International, WBO Inter-Continental, and WBA International titles at just the age of 23.
He has been regarded as the world’s fourth-best active WBC lightweight champion by the Ring magazine, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and ESPN.