Ryan Garcia contacts Team Haney for fight, Devin confirms discussions

Ryan Garcia seems to be attempting to offer boxing followers what they need, as he says his focus is now on making a struggle with Devin Haney, not Rolly Romero.

After initially saying he wished to struggle WBA titleholder Romero first, then new WBC titlist Haney, Garcia took the query to followers on his X (Previously Twitter) web page a couple of days again.

It seems nearly all of the response he heard was in favor of going after Haney first, and that Ryan is doing what he can to oblige.

“I’ve suggested my group to contact [T]eam Haney to debate and make the struggle occur between Devin and I,” Garcia mentioned on social media.

Haney was fast to legitimize Garcia’s declare, merely responding, “These are info.”

“The ball is in your courtroom, Devin, I’ve made my transfer and I’m exhibiting you and the boxing neighborhood that I’m dedicated to this struggle.”

Garcia (24-1, 20 KO) and Haney (31-0, 15 KO) are just about completely synced as much as struggle by way of their schedules — Garcia stopped Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2, and Haney dominated Regis Prograis seven days later to take the WBC belt at 140 lbs.

Haney, 25, has been calling for a struggle with Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who beat Garcia in one among 2023’s greatest fights at a 136 lb catchweight, nevertheless it appears fairly clear that struggle isn’t going to occur. Haney feels Davis doesn’t really want the fight, and there are various causes it gained’t undergo.

Haney vs Garcia, then, turns into the biggest-money struggle Devin can do. WBO titleholder Teofimo Lopez additionally has robust identify worth, however is with Prime Rank and ESPN, whereas Haney and Garcia are with completely different promoters — Matchroom and Golden Boy, respectively — however promoters who share the identical broadcast accomplice in DAZN.

Lengthy story quick, if Garcia might get Golden Boy to, ultimately, “cross the road” with PBC and make a Davis struggle this 12 months, which concerned Showtime and DAZN having to come back to an settlement, too, then making a struggle with Haney must be a chunk of cake, comparatively.