Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares Odds and Pick

• Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares goes Saturday, May 29th at 8 PM EST
• Who leaves the ring with the WBC’s secondary lightweight belt?
• Check out the fight odds, analysis, and predictions below

Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares emanates from Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The broadcast of this boxing bout goes down on DAZN.

The WBC secondary lightweight world championship is up for grabs, with Haney and Linares in the roles of champion and challenger respectively.

Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares Odds

Odds as of May 26th

Haney is the WBC secondary champion, with unified lightweight belt holder Teofimo Lopez being the WBC’s franchise champion.

The winner of Haney versus Linares could very well jettison themselves towards a future Lopez clash or at the very least, another marquee bout in the division (Lomachenko or Ryan Garcia).

Devin Haney’s Toughest Test

Devin Haney looks to be facing his biggest career test this weekend, and that is a sentiment shared by the boxing public as well as Haney himself.

The unbeaten professional pugilist looks to defend his crown for the third time here. This after Devin Haney conquered Alfredo Santiago and Yuriorkis Gamboa in a pair of unanimous decision victories.

Devin Haney had this 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 knockout two years ago today. 💥

This Saturday, he's back in action. #HaneyLinares pic.twitter.com/ehL6dnHgPz

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 25, 2021

Devin Haney is primed to test his skills against a top ten ranked fighter and a man who has done remarkable things in the weight class.

Jorge Linares’ Comeback Trail

Linares is a former three-division champion who is no stranger to the WBC lightweight title. He held that hardware as well as The Ring and WBA titles in that weight category.

Jorge Linares is riding back-to-back victories heading into this Haney bout. He collected wins over Al Toyogon via unanimous decision and a stoppage against Carlos Morales in the fourth frame of their February 2020 fight.

The fighter ages here articulate the crossroads nature of this bout. We have the 22-year-old belt-holder taking on the 35-year-old tenured former champ.

The experience edge favors Linares, while Haney has a bit of a reach advantage and the edge in youth/ speed.

Across the five career losses for Linares, he has lost via stoppage each of those times.  While Haney doesn’t have a stoppage rate that jumps off of the page (60 percent overall), he has shown a capable level of power in his hands.

Haney vs Linares Tale of the Tape

This prizefight is scheduled for twelve rounds, but I do not see this clash of 135 pounders encroaching to the final bell.

I think Haney will be able to chip away at the game Linares, and eventually garner an alter stoppage victory.

I think there’s good value in going with prop bets on this fight not going the distance (-250),  Haney winning via KO or TKO (-200), and Haney winning between the 10th and 12th rounds (+550).

Pick: Devin Haney (-1667)

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