Brian Norman Jr. is vowing to place Devin Haney “within the dirt,” guaranteeing that he’s going to KO him on Saturday, November twenty second, of their chief support bout on the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) says there isn’t a “if” he knocks out Haney (32-0, 16 KOs). It’s when he does it.
Devin looked nervous during his DAZN Boxing face-off with Norman Jr., stuttering and coming unglued when the Georgia native calmly told him he would use a victory against him to make a reputation for himself.
“No If — When”: KO Certainty
“The true fans are available in after Saturday once I put this boy within the dirt. There isn’t a such thing as ‘if.’ I’m going to do this,” said Brian Norman Jr. to Boxing News, guaranteeing that he’s going to knock out Devin Haney on Saturday night. “Where does this put me afterward? The world is mine.
“That is pain coming. KO demolition job,” said Norman Jr. when asked how his fight with Haney plays out on Saturday.
Haney’s Chin: Still Broken?
It doesn’t sound good for Haney that Norman Jr. is promising “pain” and a “demolition job” for his or her co-feature fight in Riyadh. If Devin’s punch resistance hasn’t improved since his fight against Ryan Garcia in April 2024, he’s not going to last long against the WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. on Saturday.
Ryan Rematch in Jeopardy
There’s quite a bit at stake for Haney on this fight. He’s got the Ryan Garcia rematch that’s within the pipeline for 2026, in addition to a possible huge payday against Conor Benn. If he gets knocked out by Norman Jr., it’s unlikely that Turki Alalshikh would decide to make those. He would likely give attention to arranging fights between Norman Jr., Ryan, and Benn. Haney’s profession can be on thin ice.
It’ll be interesting to see if Turki desires to still go ahead with a Haney vs. Ryan Garcia rematch, with Devin coming off a KO loss to Norman Jr. There would still be interest from fans in that fight on account of the drama involved after the primary fight with Garcia’s positive PED test wiping out his win.
Muddying the Water to Survive
What can be key to creating that fight occur can be for Haney to give you an excellent excuse for why he lost to Norman Jr. If he can muddy the water enough to reduce the impact of the defeat, fans can be willing to overlook it.
First-Round Warning Shot
“What I need to point out in the primary round is that you just are in for it. People need to know the way hard I hit. Just know that it’s one million times harder. I’m going to introduce you try this within the very first round. So you bought to return to your corner and say, ‘I’ve got 12 rounds to take care of that,’” said Norman Jr.
If Norman Jr. connects with anything significant in the primary round against Haney, he may hit the deck. Two of the right-hand shots that he hit Jin Sasaki with in the primary round can be difficult for Devin to take without taking place. Sasaki showed an excellent chin, lasting until the fifth round before Norman Jr. knocked him out cold with a left hook of their fight on June 19, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan.
“So, return to my Derrieck Cuevas fight. I made him quit after a jab. He got touched with something that made him change his mind,” said Norman Jr.
The facility jab that Norman Jr. used against Cuevas sent him stumbling into the ropes in round two. Within the third round, Norman Jr. hit Cuevas with a mixture and finished with an influence jab, sending him to the canvas.
A Rare Reach Drawback for Haney
If Haney chooses to maintain the fight at a distance on Saturday, he’s going to should take care of Norman Jr’s jab because he’s got a one-inch reach advantage. It is a rare instance in Haney’s profession wherein he’s facing someone with an extended reach than him and a greater jab.
Last Updated on 11/17/2025