Teofimo Lopez Blasts Devin Haney Fights: “False Accusations!”

Teofimo Lopez today denied that he is in negotiations for a fight next with Devin Haney, saying the reports are “False.” He is NOT negotiating, and he is unsure if the rumor started, but it has no basis in reality.

Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) says he will fight Terence Crawford in 2025. However, it sounds just as fake as the fake news that surfaced yesterday about him fighting Haney. Crawford has shown NO interest in fighting a struggling non-PPV level fighter like Teofimo, who is likely lost three of his last five fights since 2021.

The Haney negotiation reports were insane to begin with, which is why it’s crazy that people actually believed them, especially from where they originated. For starters, Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) isn’t going to take a risky fight for his comeback from his loss to Ryan Garcia.

Teofimo denies Haney negotiations

While Teofimo is showing serious signs of decline in his last five fights, he can still punch, and it will be dangerous for Haney to fight after the April 20 loss to Ryan. Haney still wants the rematch with Ryan because he could make millions from a second fight. He wasn’t going to mess it up by fighting Teofimo and possibly getting burned out.

Plus, a match against Teofimo wouldn’t make the kind of cash for Haney that a rematch with Ryan would, and that’s if he could even negotiate the fight. Trying to work out a deal with Teofimo would be an absolute nightmare for Haney and his father, Bill Haney.

“Where did all these rumors come from? These things came out of the hat,” said Teofimo Lopez social mediain response to rumors that he was supposedly negotiating for a fight against Devin Haney. “I have not been sent any contract. They said we negotiated. Who said we bargained?

“I’m hearing rumors of me in negotiations with me and Devin Haney. Right now, I’m sorry to say, guys, it’s all false accusation (reports) until further notice,” Teofimo said.

There was no way on earth Haney was going to risk his Ryan rematch by fighting a puncher like Teofimo for chicken feed. Now, if His Excellency Turki Alalshikh got involved and was willing to shower Haney with gold in the multi-millions, he’d probably take it in a second, but other than that, he wasn’t going to take the risk.

When Haney does come back for a tune-up, it’s going to be someone who has no power and not a threat to knock him out or make him look bad like Ryan.