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Devin Haney will return to the ring in January for his first struggle since his debacle with Ryan Garcia final April.
Invoice Haney has confirmed that his son, Devin (31-0, 15 KOs), will struggle in January, however he’s not saying who it will likely be in opposition to. He had been contemplating December for the previous two-division world champion Haney’s return, however he felt he wanted further time as a result of it was too shut.
Haney’s Return
Some imagine that Haney has been stewing on his bloodbath loss to Ryan, replaying in his thoughts and troubled by what occurred 227 days in the past on that night time on the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, New York.
Haney vs. Ryan Punch Stats
Garcia: 106 of 386 for a 27% join rateHaney: 87 of 586 for 15%
Predictably, Devin’s opponent might be a lightweight puncher and sure a lower-level fighter to make sure he doesn’t get damage once more. Promoter Eddie Hearn says he desires Haney to get a tune-up stage opponent to make sure he’s okay earlier than dealing with a tricky take a look at.
There are lots of questions on whether or not Devin, 26, is mentally and bodily in a position to return from his grueling struggle in opposition to heavy puncher Ryan on April twentieth. Haney was dropped 3 times by Ryan in that struggle. The struggle might have and arguably ought to have been stopped in that spherical.
Haney initially misplaced that struggle by a 12-round majority choice, however the New York State Athletic Fee later erased the defeat because of Ryan’s optimistic take a look at for the banned PED Ostarine. The New York Fee overturned Haney’s loss, however the harm had been achieved. The general public nonetheless noticed what Ryan had achieved to Haney, and many individuals now not considered him in the identical mild as they’d earlier than.
January Return
“I’m thinking January. I was thinking December, but that’s way too close. So, we’re thinking January. We’re going to get in there soon, though,” mentioned Invoice Haney to VLADTV when requested when Devin Haney might be combating subsequent.
“We love to do an eight, ten, to twelve-week camp. I relies upon. With the stuff that I learn about PEDS, you want an extended window to detect to stop a fighter from benefiting from a biking, being on that bicycle.
“When the times when the phone wasn’t ringing, we knew that was the storm, and the character of the man isn’t judged by how he’s in the storm, but how he’s dealt with the storm,” mentioned Invoice.
Haney remains to be younger sufficient to return again from his ordeal in opposition to Ryan, but it surely’s necessary that he stays busy. It’s not an indication that it’s take him this lengthy to contemplate returning to the ring, as a result of that’s not going to assist him enhance.
