Devin Haney shows insane journey from young fan to undisputed champion

Boxing star Devin Haney has used a ‘before and after’ photo to highlight his incredible rise to becoming undisputed lightweight champion.

At the age of just 23, Devin Haney holds the WBC, ​​WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles after dethroning George Kambosos Jr last Saturday night.

In front of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Australia, Haney put on a boxing clinic and outclassed Kambosos in front of his hometown fans. The triumph makes him just the eighth male boxer to hold all the gold in the four-belt era and when you consider how young he still is, it’s scary to think about how much further he could go in the sport.

Of course, every journey has a beginning, and years before Haney even turned pro we saw him hold The Ring championship up high prior to Zab Judah’s showdown with Lucas Matthysse in November 2010.

This insane full circle moment had been noted by many and after the weekend, Haney couldn’t help but enjoy the moment himself on Instagram.

“10 YEARS LATER! It was destined!”

Immediately after his win over Kambosos, the first thought in Haney’s mind was to reflect on what a dream come true it was for him to reach such a milestone.

“This is a dream come true,” he said.

“I was comfortable,” Haney said. “I was sticking to the gameplan. The gameplan was to go in and hit and not get hit, and I did that for the majority of the fight.

“I took the last round off because I knew I was comfortably ahead, but I fought a good, smart fight.”

Kambosos, meanwhile, knew from the moment the scorecard was read that he had a rematch clause that he intends to cash in on later this year.

It’s not a 100% guarantee that this bout will happen, especially given how few people want to see it as a result of the