Devin Haney expanded on a report that says Brian Norman Jr. received a career-high purse of $3 million for his title defense of the WBO welterweight title against him on November 22, 2025, in Riyadh.
Norman Jr. ‘s career-high payday
The purse is a massive upgrade from Norman’s previous career high purse of $650,000 for his fight earlier this year against Derrieck Cuevas on March 29 in Las Vegas. Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) destroyed the tough Puerto Rican Cuevas (27-2-1, 19 KOs) in a third round knockout.
Last year Norman Jr. turned down a $1.7 million offer to face then-IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in a unification fight during their negotiations in August and September 2024. Norman Jr. and his father, Brian Norman Sr., asked $2.2 million for the ‘Boots’ Ennis fight. The negotiations collapsed when Ennis’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, chose not to agree to the money that Norman Jr. and his father did not want.
A-side advantage for Haney
In light of that failure, it makes Haney look like an A-side draw that Norman Jr. well above the $1.7 million Hearn offered, with the $3 million Brian Jr. will receive to defend his WBO 147-lb title against him on November 22. Haney’s purse as the challenger should be massive if Norman Jr. received $3 million.
If Norman Jr. As Haney crushes Cuevas and his last opponent, Jin Sasaki, he could see his purses increase dramatically from the $3 million he receives for this clash. He is already considered by many boxing fans to be the biggest puncher and the most entertaining fighter in the 147-lb division.
Haney’s declining popularity
A brutal knockout loss to Haney would further erode his popularity, which has been on the decline since his loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20, 2024. Devin looked terrible in that performance, getting dropped three times.
Turki’s ‘No Tom and Jerry’ decision
Although Haney won his last fight against Jose Ramirez by a 12-round unanimous decision on May 2, 2025, the scared way he fought made him look even worse than when he lost. Shortly after that Jerry-like performance by Haney, Turki Alalshikh issued his famous no Tom and Jerry decision for his Riyadh season events. Was it the result of Haney’s performance? It’s hard not to see it that way.
Haney-Norman Jr. will be in the co-feature on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde card fight on DAZN PPV at the ANB Arena in Riyadh. Some fans believe that their fight should be the true main event on this card, as the clash between ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez and Yarde is considered a mismatch.
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) November 1, 2025
Last updated on 11/02/2025
