Brian Norman Jr’s promoter, Bob Arum, says he’s wanting ahead to working with Turki Alalshikh for Brian’s protection of his WBO welterweight title towards the “observe star Devin Haney” in November.
Arum is aware of what Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) shall be up towards on this combat, and he’s getting a little bit dig in forward of time. What could be music to his ears is that if Turki introduced that the ring shall be 18 x 18 ft, which might restrict the quantity of room that Haney (32-0, 15 KOs) must transfer.
Haney’s “Observe Star” Label Defined
Many boxing followers complained in regards to the motion that Devin utilized in his final combat on Could 2nd towards Jose Ramirez at Instances Sq. in New York Metropolis. Haney took all of the leisure out of the combat with what folks considered as “working.” Afterward, there was an enormous backlash by followers, who criticized the whole card with a broad brush on account of Devin’s efficiency. Earlier than that combat, Haney hadn’t been an enormous mover throughout his profession. He’d been the kind who would have interaction together with his opponents.
One concept to elucidate why Devin was on the run final Could is the beating he sustained in his loss to Ryan Garcia final 12 months. He was dropped 3 times by Ryan in that combat and was harm different instances. That will have taken the bravery out of him, remodeling him into the cowering, cringing fighter we noticed on show at Instances Sq..
Turki introduced the Norman Jr. vs. Haney combat for November in Riyadh yesterday. The undercard and PPV worth have but to be revealed. The cardboard is predicted to be loaded with wonderful fights.
Alalshikh praised Haney on X yesterday for his willingness to combat anyone. Nevertheless, it was extra of a case of Devin having restricted choices for an enormous payday after lacking out on a few fights that might have paid tens of millions. When the Brian Norman Jr. combat was provided to Haney, he wasn’t about to show it down, as a result of he would have needed to wait a very long time earlier than one thing else dropped into his lap.
Norman Jr. vs. Haney: KO Threat
The draw back of Haney taking this combat is the likelihood that he’s going to get knocked out by Norman Jr. Getting overwhelmed is dangerous, however dropping by a brutal knockout would put Devin’s already shaky profession on the rocks.
We look ahead to working with our good friend, His Excellency @Turki_alalshikh, as the very best welterweight on this planet, Brian Norman Jr., defends his WBO title this November in Riyadh towards observe star Devin Haney.
— Bob Arum (@BobArum) June 30, 2025
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