Devin Haney is at present looking for his subsequent opponent and Shakur Stevenson believes there is just one choice for him.
Haney hasn’t fought since changing into a three-division world champion when he defeated Brian Norman Jr by unanimous resolution to win the WBO welterweight title again in November.
He has been rumoured to face quite a few opponents since then, together with Stevenson himself, however it appeared like ‘The Dream’ would lastly choose a compulsory showdown with Keyshawn Davis after Prime Rank gained the purse bid for the conflict final week.
These plans went up in smoke when Davis pulled out of the competition, and Stevenson has defined why he thinks Haney now should goal a battle towards unified super-welterweight champion Jaron Ennis.
“You stated you’d combat Conor Benn? You stated you’d discover Xander. Why the f**ok you don’t say you wish to combat Boots now? Matter of reality, you’ve acquired no different choice.
“There’s no one else on the desk. There’s no me, there’s no Key[shawn Davis], there’s no Rolly. Who do you go to? Boots is free. Go get him.”
Ennis beforehand grew to become unified champion at welterweight earlier than shifting as much as 154lbs, making an instantaneous impression within the new division when he stopped Xander Zayas in June to win the WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles.
It stays to be seen whether or not Haney would have any curiosity in shifting up in weight to tackle Ennis, with ‘Boots’ additionally having been linked to fights towards IBF champion Josh Kelly, and fellow unbeaten star Vergil Ortiz.
