Devin Haney sent out a warning to the lightweight division after he beat Yuriorkis Gamboa via unanimous decision. The two faced each other, with Haney defending his WBC lightweight title against the 38-year-old live on DAZN. Haney said this just the stepping stone, and there is more to come; he wants to make all the big fights happen.
Speaking to Fighthype.com on YouTube soon after the fight, Haney first explained why he didn’t get the knockout. He said, “Yea, I wanted to knock him out. I knew that he was durable and that he would try to survive, but… I figured that I could get him out of there but that mother***er stopped me.”
The undefeated 21-year-old also admitted that he wanted the knockout to make a statement. “I wanted the knock out. The key to it was to get the knockout. But like I said, it was just a stepping stone. It was a good experience for me, but the fights that I want are the big fights; you know, it is what it is.”
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Devin Haney talking about the lightweight division and his next fights.
Gamboa’s power did not impress Haney, who claimed he felt nothing. He said, “Honestly, surprisingly, he didn’t punch hard at all. I thought that he would have some power.” This suggested that he was not tested to the level that he is capable of.
He then gave his opinion on Ryan Garcia and the lightweight division. He said, “Ryan Garcia hasn’t shown that he wants to fight me, you know. He’s said that that’s not really a fight that he’s looking for. The fights I’m really looking for are the title holders.”
He went on to say, “If the fight with Ryan Garcia happens, it does. But I looking forward to the title holders. I want to fight… I want to win all the belts.”
This is good news for fight fans. First Teofimo Lopez said he would like to fight Haney, now Haney has said he wants the big fights. It makes for a perfect situation for all parties. Hopefully, the business side of things can be agreed and we get to witness one of these ‘big’ fights sooner, rather than later.
