Romero laid out his side during a live stream, insisting he pushed to make the fight and removed money as a barrier. “I really, and I mean really, tried my best to make this Devin fight,” Romero said. “Gived him 50% of the split of everything. And apparently that’s not enough money.”
Haney’s resume is objectively deeper, but in modern boxing “stardom” is often measured by engagement and ticket sales rather than just championship belts.
By outclassing Ryan Garcia in 2025, Rolly proved he’s not just a talker. Fighting on the PBC/Amazon platform gives him a home field advantage in negotiations that Haney, a free promotional agent or Matchroom-affiliated fighter, doesn’t always have.
“It’s a reunion. It’s on PBC. It’s on. It’s on Amazon Prime. It’s a pay-per-view,” Rolly said. “Plus, you get Amazon promotion. You get PBC promoting it. You get me to promote it because Devin can’t promote anything to save his life. We’re talking about a guy who was on my undercard. So, it’s actually insane.”
Haney has called Rolly “delusional” for thinking he was a draw, and recently said that “the money is not right”. If a 50-50 split was indeed on the table and Haney walked away, he is likely looking for a deal that reflects his perceived status as the superior boxer.
To get Haney to sign, the deal would probably have to look something like this: a 60-40 or even 65-35 split in Haney’s favor in terms of the scholarship split.
Most importantly, Haney wants a big guaranteed purse. He expressed frustration with deals that require him to “bet on himself” by covering upfront costs or waiting for PPV backend profits.
With Shakhram Giyasov now set to face Jack Catterall in Egypt on May 23, Rolly Romero’s immediate mandatory headache has indeed cleared up. Since that fight is for the “Regular” title, Rolly, as the full WBA welterweight champion, suddenly has a much wider lane to navigate.
