Promoter Eddie Hearn is recemmending that Devin Haney take a tune-up subsequent at a catchweight between 140 and 147 earlier than the tip of the yr to get better from the beating he took final April. Haney misplaced to Ryan Garcia final April and received the stuffing crushed out of him within the course of.
Hearn guidelines out Haney combating IBF gentle welterweight champion Liam Paro subsequent in Australia. Nonetheless, Hearn doesn’t say why. The plain cause is the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration restrict, which Haney may by no means meet. His rehydrated weight of 165 lbs would make it unattainable for him to come back in at 150 lbs the morning of the battle.
In an interview this week, Haney appeared on the verge of tears, and he appears to be undone by the loss to Garcia. The defeat took loads out of him emotionally, and it could be a foul concept for him to battle any of the proficient welterweights if he got here again earlier than the tip of the yr.
Hearn doesn’t need Haney to take a seat and anticipate Ryan Garcia’s suspension to finish subsequent April earlier than he fights once more as a result of he must get again in there earlier than then in order that he can keep sharp. Leaping proper again within the ring to battle a puncher like Ryan can be dangerous for Haney as a result of he’s not an influence man, and lacks the pace that he possesses.
“I believe Devin ought to come again on the finish of the yr with a straightforward battle. That was a troublesome battle in opposition to Ryan Garcia. Perhaps a catchweight between 140 and 147,” stated Eddie Hearn to Combat Hub TV about Davin Haney.
It’s going to be powerful for Haney to reinvent himself at welterweight as a result of a lot of the fighters in that division can crack, and he doesn’t possess the chin to take their photographs with out getting damage.
“I’m very near Devin, and I’d like to see him again within the sport. I don’t assume so, no,” stated Hearn when requested if Haney may journey to Australia to problem IBF gentle welterweight champion Liam Paro subsequent.
“That’s as much as Devin. My recommendation isn’t any, and he can’t get out till April or Could of subsequent yr. So, I believe Devin must get out earlier than then, ” stated Hearn on whether or not Haney may go straight right into a rematch with Ryan Garcia subsequent.
