Regardless of being badly crushed up by Ryan Garcia in his most up-to-date combat, this again in April, Devin Haney stays a giant, marketable title within the sport. Additionally, on account of Garcia’s flunked medicine take a look at, the April combat, although just about a beatdown for “The Dream,” a nightmare if you’ll, isn’t logged in as a loss, as a substitute it’s within the books as a NC.
Now, Haney is plotting his ring return. The revenge combat with Garcia, or the repeat combat, name it what you’ll, might occur in the future, however as of proper now sources have instructed Forbes that Haney and Teofimo Lopez are negotiating a combat for a while subsequent 12 months.
“In accordance with sources I spoke to with direct information, Haney is negotiating to face Teofimo Lopez in his return bout,” the Forbes article reads. “The supply didn’t share dates or cash, however Haney and Lopez would headline an enormous card in 2025 if the combat is agreed to. The cardboard could be broadcast on ESPN and promoted by High Rank.”
And this one would for certain be an attention-grabbing combat. 27 12 months outdated Lopez, 21-1(13) and the reigning WBO champ at 140 kilos, is coming off a call win over the considerably little-known Steve Claggett, and “The Takeover” wants a giant combat. Is Haney a giant combat for Teo at this stage? The 2 males each maintain a win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, and each males are unbeaten at 140 kilos, with Lopez’ sole loss, to George Kambosos, coming down at 135 kilos.
Haney, 31-0-1 no contest (15) has not received a combat since December of 2013, when he seemed spectacular in scoring a lopsided determination win over Regis Prograis. The massive query, one in all them a minimum of, is how a lot did that multi-knockdown, heavy punishment loss to Garcia (an over the load Garcia) take out of Haney? Can 25 12 months outdated Haney come again and get again to the place he as soon as was? What’s on this combat for Lopez apart, maybe, from payday? If Teo hammers Haney, the critics will say it doesn’t imply an excessive amount of as Haney was ruined by Garcia.
As for who else may function on this “huge card,” and the place will probably be held, we will solely wait and see.
Proper now, off the highest of 1’s head, Lopez must be checked out as the massive favorite to defeat Haney/ Agree or disagree?
