Devin Haney stands out as one of the most popular names in the boxing world. CEO of Matchroom Eddie Hearn has recently revealed the plans for Haney’s next fight. The former two-division world champion is returning to fight at 140 again. The fight Hearn has planned for Haney is against the undefeated Liam Paro on December 7th in Australia.
Liam Paro won the IBF super lightweight belt in Puerto Rico in June, where he Subriel Matias by unanimous decision. According to the Matchroom promoter, the 28-year-old southpaw is interested in facing Haney next. Interestingly, this potential fight will be Paro’s first title defense at home.
This is a fight that Liam would also like to have. Devin has a good reputation in Australia after those two fights with Kambosos. So, this could be an option... The plan for Liam Paro is a fight on December 7 in Australia. That’s the goal. We are negotiating with different state governments about holding Liam Paro's fight. Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide.Eddie Hearn told BoxingScene
Hearn also reveals another opponent for Paro, if not Haney. His Australian boxer colleague George Kambosos Jr.who has been in the lightweight division for a long time can also fight against the 28-year-old. Devin Haney is currently fighting in the super lightweight division, where he was phenomenal in his debut. In his debut, Haney outclassed Regis Prograis to become WBC champion of the division.
After that, Devin Haney has had a rollercoaster ride in 2024. Haney faced one of the most famous names in boxing, Ryan Garciabut the fight did not go according to plan. Although Garcia won the fight, it was declared void weeks later. Despite this, Haney seemed clueless during the fight, as everyone could see. Recently, the Matchroom boss mentioned the mistakes made by the 28-year-old’s camp.
Eddie Hearn reveals Devin Haney’s camp’s mistakes during fight with Ryan Garcia
Ryan Garcia, despite missing weight, delivered a convincing performance in the fight, demonstrating his skill and power. He managed to knock Haney down three times before taking the win. However, after the fight, it was revealed that “KingRy” tested positive in a drug test. The controversial drug test ultimately led to Garcia going through a difficult period in his life after the fight.
Meanwhile, Eddie Hearn took the time to break down everything that went wrong in this fight during an interview with Andre Ward To ALL SMOKE FIGHTSThe Matchroom boss admitted right from the start that the fight preparations in Haney’s camp had been boring.
You know, there were mistakes in the fight. There were mistakes in the weigh-in. There were mistakes in the preparation. I respect that and I really like the guy, you know. But sometimes I think, you know this too, you can kind of lose your direction a little bit in terms of you think now that you're so big you know all the right decisions to make.Eddie Hearn on ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT
Interestingly, Garcia wanted a rematch with Devin Haney after the no contest decision. Haney obviously wanted to avoid that, so he openly and honestly rejected KingRy’s offer to fight again. Now it remains to be seen whether this fight might happen again. But before that, Haney’s fight announcement against Paro caused quite a stir in the community.
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