Oscar De La Hoya Indicates Momentum for Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney Fight

Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIDecember 20, 2023

AP Photo/John Locher

“The ball is rolling” on a fight between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, as confirmed by Golden Boy Promotions Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday.

Both Garcia and Haney have taken to social media to confirm the news:

Devin Haney @Realdevinhaney

These are facts.. https://t.co/FFH8ObQiG2

The 25-year-old Garcia (24-1, 20 knockouts) is coming off an eighth-round knockout win over Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2.

The 25-year-old Haney (31-0, 15 knockouts) just beat Regis Prograis via unanimous decision on Dec. 9 to win the WBC super lightweight title.

Haney also expressed his desire to make big fights for maximum returns. He mentioned both Garcia and Gervonta Davis as possibilities in a conversation with Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour.

MMA Fighting @MMAFighting

“The Gervonta Davis fight is the biggest fight in boxing today. Ryan Garcia is not too far behind. One of those two fights for sure.”

Devin Haney lays out some options for his next fight 🥊👀 #TheMMAHour

▶️ https://t.co/tnOU0FQBJO pic.twitter.com/Rr6xfoGGCG

Haney and Garcia faced each other in the amateurs but have never fought as professionals. They split their six amateur battles, according to Michael Benson of talkSPORT.

Michael Benson @MichaelBensonn

Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia fought six times in the amateurs – Haney won three times and Garcia won three times. pic.twitter.com/b064SXgTY0

It seems that Haney vs. Garcia is on the horizon given recent comments from both fighters.

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