Devin Haney Announces March Return: “I’m Back!”

Devin Haney revealed today that he will be “returning” to action in March after sitting out for 11 months. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) isn’t saying who his opponent will be, but it won’t be Ryan Garcia. His suspension expires in April.

Whoever picks Haney will test his chin. They will try to follow Garcia’s plan, hoping to duplicate their success and not get sued.

Back in March

Fans want to see Haney fight Garcia or one of the top 140-pounders, such as Alberto Puello, Teofimo Lopez, Sandor Martin and Rolly Romero. Devin is unlikely to fight any of these guys because he has been out of the ring for too long and needs to get ready. He should, but it’s hard to predict what his father, Bill Haney, will want to do.

With the beating Haney has sustained against Kingry in his three-fight losing streak, he needs to take it easy fighting a weak punch before facing someone with power.

Haney lost nearly a year of his career after losing a 12-round majority decision to Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Devin later sued Ryan for testing positive for the PED Ostarine. The lawsuit is still out.

It will be interesting to see who Haney picks because if he’s just an average fighter, he’s not going to get a huge payday unless Turki Al-Shiekh decides to put him on one of his cards. There are plenty of decent contenders that Devin can wrestle at 140 and 135, which would be ideal for him.

Haney has been looking thin in training footage, suggesting he might consider dropping back down to 135 to make life easier. He has less to worry about fighting at lightweight than at light welterweight or 147.

For a tune-up, George Kambosos Jr. it would be ideal if Devin didn’t already beat the ‘Little Emperor’ twice. He would be no threat to his chin and box him for 12 one-sided rounds.

March.. I’m back

— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) January 4, 2025