Haney Still Dreaming of Ryan Garcia II as Norman Jr. Prepares to Shatter the Rematch Forever

Devin Haney says his rematch with Ryan Garcia will nonetheless occur between them “down the road.” He believes there’s nonetheless “unfinished enterprise” on either side for a second battle.

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Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) might need one thing to say about that, as he’s able to tarnish a future Haney vs. Ryan rematch completely. Any likelihood of a rematch may very well be ruined by the Georgia native this Saturday if he liquidates Haney in entrance of your entire world on DAZN PPV.

Haney’s Rematch Fantasy

“Ryan clearly was the largest battle, then Teofimo, and now the following finest man is Brian Norman,” mentioned Devin Haney to DAZN Boxing.

“I believe down the road, we are going to get that battle. That battle will nonetheless occur. It’s nonetheless a giant battle. There’s nonetheless unfinished enterprise there on either side. So, I believe that battle will occur nonetheless,” mentioned Haney when requested if he’s ‘dissatisfied’ that the Ryan Garcia rematch didn’t happen as deliberate.

KO Penalties Incoming

Haney may very well be kidding himself, considering a rematch with Ryan will occur sometime. Proper now, it appears like a hopeless pipe dream that he’s received stirring round his head. The way in which he regarded in his final battle in opposition to Jose Ramirez on Might 2, 2025, a rematch with Kingry doesn’t appear reasonable, given what could occur on Saturday evening when he faces the welterweight division’s apex predator, Norman Jr.

Norman Jr.’s Door Slam

Getting vaporized by Norman Jr. would take all of the air out of a second Garcia-Haney battle to the purpose the place it could be seen as untenable and not using a critical rebuild on Devin’s half. It could come down as to if Turki Alalashikh would nonetheless be fascinated by financing the rematch beneath these circumstances, on condition that Haney could be coming in off a brutal knockout loss.

We noticed what Norman Jr. did to his final opponent, Jin Sasaki, on June 19, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan, knocking him unconscious within the fifth spherical with a scorching left hook to the top. He was later faraway from the ring on a stretcher after he regained conciousness. Haney’s punch resistance won’t be pretty much as good as Sasaki’s, who took a whole lot of monstrous photographs by the primary 4 rounds of that battle.

Norman Jr. defends his WBO welterweight title in opposition to Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) this Saturday, November twenty second, at Ring IV on the ANB Area in Riyadh. The occasion will likely be proven reside on DAZN PPV for $59.99 within the U.S. and Canada and £24.99 in the UK.