Devin Haney revealed today that he’ll be “back” in action in March after sitting for 11 months. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) isn’t saying who his opponent will be, but it won’t be Ryan Garcia. His suspension expires in April.
Whoever Haney picks will test his chin. They will try to follow Garcia’s blueprint, hoping to duplicate his success and not get sued.
March Comeback
Fans want to see Haney either fight Garcia or one of the top 140-pounders, like Alberto Puello, Teofimo Lopez, Sandor Martin, and Rolly Romero. It’s unlikely that Devin will fight any of those guys because he’s been out of the ring for too long, and he needs to tune up. He should do that, but it’s difficult to predict what his father, Bill Haney, will want to do.
With the beating Haney sustained against Kingry in his three-knockdown loss, he needs to take it slow by fighting a weak puncher before he takes on someone with power.
Haney wasted nearly a year of his career after losing a 12-round majority decision to Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) on April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Devin sued Ryan afterward for testing positive for the PED Ostarine. The lawsuit is still out.
It’s going to be interesting to see who Haney picks because if it’s just an average fighter, he won’t get an enormous payday unless Turki Al-Shiekh chooses to put him on one of his cards. There are a lot of decent fringe contenders Devin can fight at 140 and 135, which would be ideal for him.
Haney has been looking thin in training pictures, and that suggests that he could be thinking of moving back down to 135 to make life easier for him. He has less to worry about fighting at lightweight than he does at light welterweight or at 147.
March.. I’m back
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) January 4, 2025