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Miriam Onyango

Boxing Champion Devin Haney Laughs Off MMA Fighters’ Claims Of Outmatching Boxers

Things got heated between Devin Haney (left) and Vasiliy Lomachenko (right) at their weigh-in. Devin Haney warns Sean O'Malley to remain in the cage and avoid boxing. MIKEY WILLIAMS/TOP RANK INC VIA GETTY IMAGES.

Devin Haney, the reigning lightweight champion in boxing, is aware of the attention and revenue his sport has received from the growing trend of crossover fights, but it doesn’t stop him from finding it amusing when MMA fighters wax poetic about how they might outmatch the best boxers in the sport.

Devin Haney, 24 is a professional American boxer from San Francisco, California, U.S. and he thinks that fighting a top boxer in a crossover bout would be a grave mistake for 29 year old UFC star Sean O’Malley who is an American professional mixed martial artist(MMA).

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