It has been a difficult year so far for Devin HaneyThe boxing community witnessed the defeat he suffered at the hands of Ryan Garcia on the night of April 20, resulting in a MD victory for the latter. Although Haney’s loss was changed to a no-contest due to Garcia’s numerous penalties for taking the banned substance Ostarine before their fight, the 25-year-old fighter’s reputation was ruined. The loss to Garcia hit the former undisputed lightweight champion “mental”which forced him to take a break from boxing.

But Haney is not keeping quiet. A video is circulating on the Internet showing him and his entourage in a street fight with an unnamed person at the Orange County State Fair in California. Haney is trying to limit the damage and attributes the reason for the outbreak of violence to a “racist insult” aimed at him.

Was the reason for a fight justified?

In the video that went viral on social media, the 31-0 boxer and his entourage were seen arguing with an unnamed man at a state fair. Suddenly, Haney slyly punched the man. From there, the situation escalated as Haney’s friends began punching the man while the super lightweight boxer walked away from the scene. However, it is now being reported that Haney’s actions were in response to a racial slur the man hurled at him. “In a deleted post on X., Devin Haney suggested that a racist slur was the trigger for the street fight video that went viral,” Boxing Kingdom reported on X.

Notably, the content of the deleted post was not screenshotted by the source. However, fans came down hard on Haney for cornering and beating up an unarmed person. At first glance, things are not looking good for Haney. However, it would be best if we reserve our judgment until all the facts are known.

In the meantime, you may be curious as to what happened to his WBC belt since he is currently out of action.

Is Haney still a champion?

The WBC has officially classified Haney as a recess champion as his application to the Sanctions Committee was approved. Now the WBC has declared Alberto Puello as a full champion on July 15 and has given him a mandatory defense against Sandor Martin.

Haney was originally scheduled to defend his title against mandatory challenger Martin, but was disappointed with the purse for the fight. Haney’s fight against Garcia did not involve the former’s title being on the line as Ryan Garcia failed to make weight and was 3.2 pounds over the 140-pound weight limit.

Meanwhile, Haney had planned to take further legal action against Garcia, as Haney had missed out on lucrative financial offers following his loss to him. For comparison, Top Rank’s purse for Devin Haney’s title defense fight against Sandor Martin was a measly $2,420,000., and it was the only promotion that applied for the fight.

Still, what do you think of Devin Haney’s street fight video? And when do you think Devin Haney will return to the ring? Let us know in the comments section below.