After almost a year and a half since he became the Undisputed Lightweight Champion, Devin Haney is vacating all four Lightweight belts ahead of the Regis Prograis fight. Despite the fact that there remains unfinished business with Gervonta Davis, Haney feels his achievement in the Lightweight division is sufficient.
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In this context, before his debut fight at 140 lbs, ‘The Dream’ also declared that he wanted to move up to the weight class currently dominated by Terence Crawford. Additionally, in a bold statement, he implied facing ‘Bud’.
Why is Devin Haney vacating all four Lightweight belts?
On the 5th of June 2022, having defeated George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney became the Undisputed Lightweight Champion of the world. Following this victory, twice, he defended his Undisputed title – once in a rematch with Kambosos Jr. and then against Vasyl Lomachenko in May this year. After Haney defeated Lomchanko, the boxing world desired to see him against Gervonta Davis. However, since Gervonta Davis’ side has shown zero interest in Haney, ‘The Dream’ feels it is appropriate he moves up to 140 lbs.
“I’ve outgrown the division, so now I make my quest to 140 to become a two-division champion,” ‘The Dream’ added confidently. In this context, Haney also implied that he would like to challenge someone like Terence Crawford by moving up to 147 lbs.
Haney wants to challenge Terence Crawford
Although the Regis Prograis fight has yet to take place, Haney, “the hope for America” in Teofimo Lopez‘s words, is almost assured of his victory. As per his statements, after the Prograis fight, Haney would not accept another match at Super Lightweight. Instead, he will gradually move up to Welterweight. “And after this fight, I look to become a three-division champion and move up to 147,” he announced.
Given the fact that he wishes to win a title at 147 lbs, it is a no-brainer that he would face either Jaron Ennis or Terence Crawford. “I made history in becoming undisputed, and that was a milestone for me,” Haney added. “But now I’m at the point in my career where I want to make the biggest and the best fights happening in the world. I’m a pay-per-view fighter,” he concluded. With that said, why do you think Davis’ side showed zero interest in ‘The Dream’? In addition, do you think Haney is serious about ‘Bud’?
