Haney Dreams Of Garcia II As Norman Jr. Threatens Rematch

Devin Haney says his rematch with Ryan Garcia will still happen between them “down the line.” He believes there’s still “unfinished business” on both sides for a second fight.

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Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) might have something to say about that, as he’s in a position to tarnish a future Haney vs. Ryan rematch permanently. Any chance of a rematch could be ruined by the Georgia native this Saturday if he liquidates Haney in front of the entire world on DAZN PPV.

Haney’s Rematch Fantasy

“Ryan obviously was the biggest fight, then Teofimo, and now the next best guy is Brian Norman,” said Devin Haney to DAZN Boxing.

“I think down the line, we will get that fight. That fight will still happen. It’s still a big fight. There’s still unfinished business there on both sides. So, I think that fight will happen still,” said Haney when asked if he’s ‘disappointed’ that the Ryan Garcia rematch didn’t take place as planned.

KO Consequences Incoming

Haney could be kidding himself, thinking a rematch with Ryan will happen someday. Right now, it sounds like a hopeless pipe dream that he’s got stirring around his head. The way he looked in his last fight against Jose Ramirez on May 2, 2025, a rematch with Kingry doesn’t seem realistic, given what may happen on Saturday night when he faces the welterweight division’s apex predator, Norman Jr.

Norman Jr.’s Door Slam

Getting vaporized by Norman Jr. would take all the air out of a second Garcia-Haney fight to the point where it would be viewed as untenable without a serious rebuild on Devin’s part. It would come down to whether Turki Alalashikh would still be interested in financing the rematch under those conditions, given that Haney would be coming in off a brutal knockout loss.

We saw what Norman Jr. did to his last opponent, Jin Sasaki, on June 19, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan, knocking him unconscious in the fifth round with a scorching left hook to the head. He was later removed from the ring on a stretcher after he regained conciousness. Haney’s punch resistance might not be as good as Sasaki’s, who took a lot of monstrous shots through the first four rounds of that fight.

Norman Jr. defends his WBO welterweight title against Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) this Saturday, November 22nd, at Ring IV at the ANB Arena in Riyadh. The event will be shown live on DAZN PPV for $59.99 in the U.S. and Canada and £24.99 in the United Kingdom.