Haney dreams of Garcia II as Norman Jr. threatening rematches

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

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

Haney’s Rematch Fantasy

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

“I think beyond that, we’ll 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 still happen,” Haney said when asked if he was “disappointed” that the Ryan Garcia rematch didn’t happen as planned.

KO Results Incoming

Haney may be kidding himself into thinking that a rematch with Ryan will happen one day. Right now, it sounds like a hopeless pipe dream he’s been stirring in 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 could happen Saturday night when he faces the welterweight division’s top predator, Norman Jr.

Norman Jr. slamming the door

To be by Norman Jr. being vaporized would take all the air out of a second Garcia-Haney fight to the point where it would be considered untenable without a serious rebuild on Devin’s part. It would come down to whether Turki Alashikh would still be interested in financing the rematch under those terms, as Haney would be coming 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 regaining consciousness. Haney’s punch resistance may not be as good as Sasaki’s, who took many monstrous shots throughout the first four rounds of that fight.

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