Promoter Eddie Hearn is engaged on placing collectively a deal for former two-division world champion Devin Haney to return to 140 to problem Unbeaten Liam Paro for his newly gained IBF gentle welterweight title on December seventh in Australia.
The IBF’s Rehydration Restrict: A Main Hurdle for Haney
The battle could possibly be brutal for Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) as a result of Worldwide Boxing Federation’s 10-lb rehydration restrict. Haney, who rehydrates large quantities of weight, would want to restrict his fluid consumption in a single day to satisfy the 10-lb rehydration restrict the morning of the battle.
If the cash Haney receives for the battle is large, he can deal with the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration restrict, however his possibilities of successful the battle towards the heavy-handed Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) would sink. Whether or not Haney can return to the 140-lb division safely is questionable as a result of he regarded like dying warmed over making weight for his final two fights towards Ryan Garcia and Regis Prograis.
The San Francisco native, Haney, was skeletal on the weigh-ins for these fights, with eyes sunken in and so severely emaciated that one nervous about whether or not he would make it to the fights. When a fighter is as drawn as Haney, there are considerations about his well being.
That could possibly be one motive Haney was overwhelmed up by Ryan final April. His punch resistance was not there for the battle, and he was dropped repeatedly by Ryan in a 12-round choice defeat in Brooklyn, New York.
Haney gained’t be at his greatest. He’s younger sufficient to do it, nevertheless it’s solely a good suggestion for him to comply with this battle if the IBF waives its 10-lb rule to make an exception. Nobody would in the event that they needed to withhold fluids till the day of the competition, particularly once they’re as massive as Haney.
“I spoke to him [Haney], and he says if the deal’s proper, I don’t assume he’d have an issue going,” mentioned Hearn to BoxingScene.
Paro: A Formidable Opponent
If the cash Haney receives for the battle is large, it is smart for him to take it, so long as he can deal with the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration restrict. Haney fought twice in Australia in 2022, beating George Kambosos Jr. Nevertheless, the little ‘Emperor’ is nowhere close to the expertise stage of Liam Paro, and it’s going to be lots more durable for Haney to defeat him.
The southpaw Paro is a giant puncher with a very good chin and is coming off a 12-round unanimous choice over IBF 140-lb champion Subriel Matias on June fifteenth in Manatí, Puerto Rico.
Paro used motion, shoving, and clinching to neutralize Matias’s energy. Paro used many roughhouse ways, however they have been efficient towards the restricted Matias, who regarded like he had no clue the best way to cope with what he was doing.
