Devin Haney said today that the rematch between him and Ryan Garcia is the “biggest fight in boxing.” He wants it to happen in 2025, provided it is included “a level playing field.”
Haney-Garcia is a big fight, but certainly not the “biggest” in the sport because their previous fight was a mismatch. Ryan defeated Haney, putting him on the canvas three times. Devin looked human yo-yowith the number of blows to the deck in that fight, which was six times, not three.
The referee gave Haney a break by awarding three additional knockdowns as slips as he continued to collapse on the canvas after Garcia hurt him badly in the seventh.
Former two-division world champion Haney is in London today to meet with Turki Al-Shiekh to see if he can make him a better offer than the one he received from BLK Prime for a fight on their network in March. If Turki’s offer isn’t better than BLK Prime’s, it’s unclear whether Haney will continue to shop around.
A level playing field
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) still blames his loss to Ryan last April on being dirty with Ostarine in his system. The fans don’t believe it, but Haney mentions it rather than admit defeat. That would be better on Devin’s part.
Still, it would be a bitter pill for him to swallow to openly admit that Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) was too powerful and talented to stay on his feet in their fight on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. York.
“Biggest fight,” Devin Haney said Boxing newssaying the rematch between him and Ryan Garcia is the “biggest” fight in the sport. “It must be clean. That’s the only way a rematch can happen, but it’s a fight I’d like to do in 2025. Maybe we can make it work, but I just want to be on a level playing field.
“I am here to meet with His Excellency Turki Al-Shiekh to try to make an agreement. If not, I have a deal with BLK Prime, who are willing to give me what I want. We can go that way. I’m here for a reason and we can make it happen,” Haney said.
