Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares: Confrontation prediction, hole cards, odds, start time, how to watch, live broadcast

Those who ask WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney to improve the game will do so when they face veteran three-division champion Jorge Linares on Saturday. The battle took place at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas (8pm Eastern Time, DAZN).

Hani is one of the lightweight young stars, although he has been working hard to be labeled “email champion” by others in the sport, including Teofimo Lopez, who holds all the other major championship titles in the department. This stems from the fact that Hani never really “won” the title, but was promoted from a temporary champion to a temporary champion when Vasiliy Lomachenko, the holder of the title at the time, was promoted to the “franchise champion” of the sanctions agency. “world champion. At that time, there was no need for a temporary title because Lomachenko was an active champion, which would only further confuse the WBC waters.

Even with all of this in mind, Hani is clearly the top player in the department and may become a real force in the sport in the next few years.

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However, Hani has not yet participated in an elite competition, which has led to a second level of criticism of the 22-year-old. The fight with Linares is a step towards resolving critics.

Linares won the lightweight, super lightweight and lightweight world championships and sometimes behaved like one of the best boxers in the world. However, Linares has been very skinny throughout his career, and his five career losses have been knockouts. Despite some problems with boxing resistance, Linares has built a solid career and even fought hard with Lomachenko, knocking him out before being blocked in the 10th round.

Linares said that experience will be one of the decisive factors. And the experience advantage is beneficial to Linares, 320 rounds are recorded as professionals, while Hani is only 138 rounds.

Because Linares has the ability to use various styles, Hani will have to play 12 rounds in his game. This means that he will not show the decision to Yuri Orkis Gamboa like his recent victory.

Hani never had trouble in the game against Gamboa and won a clear decision, but after vowing to rule Gamboa before the suspension, he apparently tried to slip from the opening bell. Even while taxiing, Hani regressed a bit in the final rounds, which raised some questions about how Hani would resist the people who brought constant pressure, which Linares seemed to know.

“I don’t know what he wants to do, what style he wants to do,” Linares told DAZN“I watched a lot of his videos and he hasn’t changed much. I hope he wants to change something for this battle, because he comes to fight with me. In close combat, I can kill him quickly [meaning I can] It’s easier to beat him.

“…I need to see what he wants to do in the first round. I have prepared two or three different styles: I can use my natural boxing, speed and relaxation, but my plan is that I need to be aggressive towards him Because I saw the battle with Gamboa, Gamboa is very aggressive.”

Hani vs. Linareska, odds

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• date: May 29 | location: Mandalay Bay-Las Vegas
• Starting time: 8 p.m. EDT | How to watch: Daz

prophecy

Linares is a living dog, especially at +600, but he is also probably past his peak and has lost the ability to compete with elite boxers like Hani. At his best, Linares can mix it with high winds and waves and real sharp boxing-although as mentioned earlier, his jaw is always a burden. Hani has the ability to win in his own way, and if he decides to go all out, he does have enough strength to make it to the knockout round. Linares is dangerous enough that Hani cannot fight like Gamboa. For Hani, this will be a difficult night, but he should be able to survive the loss of a few rounds and make surprising competitive decisions. Choice: Devin Haney via UD