Purse bids for WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney’s next fight against mandatory Sandor Martin are scheduled for June 18th.
Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) must determine whether to vacate, take the fight, or give the Spaniard Sandor Martin (42-3, 15 KOs) a step-side because his mandatory is due for the title he captured last December. Nevertheless, Martin, 30, isn’t expected to conform to a step-side, but in the event that they pay him enough, he might agree.
Assuming the fight happens, it’ll be interesting to see if Haney is announced as still unbeaten. It might look bad if Haney masqueraded as an unbeaten fighter when your complete world saw what happened to him in his embarrassing loss last April.
His management desires to erase his loss to Ryan Garcia resulting from his positive PED test. Unfortunately, having the L taken off Haney’s record can be an unpopular move, making him appear like a manufactured fighter.
If Haney’s chin has been compromised by the beating he took in his recent loss to Ryan Garcia on April twentieth, he’s not going to make it through his fight with Sandor Martin without getting knocked out. It might be profession over at that time for Haney, putting him in a bleak situation from which he can never come back.
Bill Haney Tight-Lipped
Devin’s father, Bill Haney, didn’t mention Martin’s name when asked on Saturday who his son would fight next. This makes some consider Haney won’t be fighting Martin next. It’s believed that Bill wants no a part of his son fighting Sandor Martin, knowing that he’s all mistaken for him and ruining his exertions in constructing him.
It’s a dangerous fight for Haney because if he loses to Martin, his profession shall be within the dumps, and he may not have the option to return from this. Haney is simply too big to return to the lightweight division.
Fighting the opposite champions at 140 just isn’t move for Haney, as his punch resistance would make him vulnerable against talented belt-holders:
– Subriel Matias
– Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz
– Teofimo Lopez
Welterweight: A Potential Escape Route?
If Haney chooses to maneuver as much as welterweight, he’ll have to do it soon to face WBC champion Mario Barrios before he loses his belt to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis or Brian Norman Jr.
Now’s the time for Haney to maneuver up before Boots or Norman Jr dethrones Barrios because those guys will make easy work of the WBC champion. Haney won’t wish to tangle with Boots or Norman for the WBC.
Capturing the WBC 147-lb title can be a useful pawn for Haney to entice Ryan Garcia for when he can return to the ring. He’s too big to fight at 140 or a catchweight, so 147 is the one way a rematch between Haney and Ryan can occur.
