Devin Haney will return to the ring in January for his first battle since his debacle with Ryan Garcia final April.
Invoice Haney has confirmed that his son, Devin (31-0, 15 KOs), will battle in January, however he’s not saying who it is going to be in opposition to. He had been contemplating December for the previous two-division world champion Haney’s return, however he felt he wanted further time as a result of it was too shut.
Haney’s Return
Some consider that Haney has been stewing on his bloodbath loss to Ryan, replaying in his thoughts and troubled by what occurred 227 days in the past on that night time on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York.
Haney vs. Ryan Punch Stats
Garcia: 106 of 386 for a 27% join fee
Haney: 87 of 586 for 15%
Predictably, Devin’s opponent shall be a light-weight puncher and certain a lower-level fighter to make sure he doesn’t get harm once more. Promoter Eddie Hearn says he needs Haney to get a tune-up stage opponent to make sure he’s okay earlier than dealing with a troublesome check.
There are lots of questions on whether or not Devin, 26, is mentally and bodily capable of return from his grueling battle in opposition to heavy puncher Ryan on April twentieth. Haney was dropped 3 times by Ryan in that battle. The battle might have and arguably ought to have been stopped in that spherical.
Haney initially misplaced that battle by a 12-round majority determination, however the New York State Athletic Fee later erased the defeat attributable to Ryan’s constructive check for the banned PED Ostarine. The New York Fee overturned Haney’s loss, however the harm had been performed. The general public nonetheless noticed what Ryan had performed to Haney, and many individuals now not considered him in the identical mild as that they had earlier than.
January Return
“I’m pondering January. I used to be pondering December, however that’s method too shut. So, we’re pondering January. We’re going to get in there quickly, although,” stated Invoice Haney to VLADTV when requested when Devin Haney shall be preventing subsequent.
“We love to do an eight, ten, to twelve-week camp. I relies upon. With the stuff that I find out about PEDS, you want an extended window to detect to stop a fighter from benefiting from a biking, being on that bicycle.
“When the instances when the cellphone wasn’t ringing, we knew that was the storm, and the character of the person isn’t judged by how he’s within the storm, however how he’s handled the storm,” stated Invoice.
Haney remains to be younger sufficient to come back again from his ordeal in opposition to Ryan, however it’s vital that he stays busy. It’s not an indication that it’s take him this lengthy to think about returning to the ring, as a result of that’s not going to assist him enhance.
