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DA declines to pursue weapon charge against boxer Devin Haney - ESPN

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Lightweight boxing champion Devin Haney was facing a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, but the district attorney declined to proceed Thursday morning after Haney appeared in court in Los Angeles. «The case involving Devin Haney was declined on July 27 due to insufficient evidence,» the DA's office said in an email to ESPN, though the matter was not officially adjudicated until Thursday morning, Haney's official court date.

Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) was arrested last month and subsequently released on $35,000 bail. The 24-year-old was traveling in the back seat of his vehicle when it was pulled over by police for a traffic stop, Bill Haney, Devin's father and trainer, told ESPN at the time.

The boxer, who fights out of Las Vegas, is coming off the biggest win of his career, a May decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko to retain his undisputed championship at 135 pounds.

Haney is slated to challenge Regis Prograis for the WBC junior welterweight title on Oct. 28 in his 140-pound debut. Haney is ESPN's No.

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