It's Official: Haney vs. Paro Is WBO-IBF Unification on Dec. 19 at Chase Center
UPDATE (Nov. 6, ~6:30 a.m. PST): No Limit promoter George Rose said in-ring after Paulo Aokuso's TKO win in Sydney that Aokuso will fight on the Haney-Paro undercard in San Francisco, per Fox Sports Australia and Aus-Boxing.com. See Boxbid's Sydney card report.
UPDATE (Nov. 5, 12:00 p.m. PST): It's official. Top Rank and DAZN Boxing have announced Devin Haney vs. Liam Paro — WBO and IBF welterweight title unification — for Dec. 19 at Chase Center in San Francisco, live on DAZN. Brian Norman Jr. vs. Abel Ramos is on the undercard; boxingnews.com lists that bout as the co-main.
Kimster's take: the report is now a date on the calendar. Haney's first fight under his exclusive DAZN deal is a two-belt night in his hometown. Paro has to spoil the party on the road.
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Original report, Oct. 26:
Devin Haney and Liam Paro now have a date and a building. The WBO and IBF welterweight unification is set for Saturday, Dec. 19, at Chase Center in San Francisco, sources told The Ring's Mike Coppinger on Monday.
It's the next step in a story Boxbid has been following for a week. Coppinger first reported that the two champions had agreed to unify before the end of the year, and Haney then signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with DAZN. According to The Ring, the Paro fight will be the first bout under that deal.
The venue is a homecoming. Haney is a San Francisco native, and Chase Center, home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, is where he beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in December 2023 to win the WBC junior welterweight title. The card is co-promoted by Devin Haney Promotions and Top Rank.
The numbers
Haney is 33-0 with 15 knockouts. He took the WBO welterweight belt by unanimous decision over Brian Norman Jr. in Riyadh last November, his first fight at 147. Paro is 28-1 with 16 knockouts. He won the IBF title by unanimous decision over Lewis Crocker in Brisbane on June 24, and Dec. 19 is his first defense.
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Sources
- Top Rank Boxing on X x.com
- DAZN Boxing on X x.com
- The Ring (Norman-Ramos undercard) www.ringmagazine.com
- The Ring (Coppinger Oct. 26) www.ringmagazine.com
- boxingnews.com how to watch boxingnews.com
- Yahoo Sports / Uncrowned sports.yahoo.com
- Fox Sports Australia (Aokuso undercard) www.foxsports.com.au
- Aus-Boxing.com on X x.com
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