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“The ball is rolling” on a fight between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, per Golden Boy Promotions Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday.
Both Garcia and Haney confirmed as much in social media posts:
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 said on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani that he’s done everything he could in the lightweight division, and now he’s looking toward making the biggest fights with the most money. He mentioned both Garcia and Gervonta Davis as possibilities.
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
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Haney and Garcia have fought before, but never as professionals. They split their six amateur battles, per 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
However, it appears that Haney vs. Garcia is on the road to happening now given recent comments from both parties.
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