Devin Haney will look to make a statement in his fight against Jose Ramirez next weekend.
Devin Haney‘s record remains perfect at 31-0 after his loss to Ryan Garcia was overturned following Garcia’s suspension for use of banned substances.
Haney will return on The Ring’s second card, staged just a week after Chris Eubank Jr. vs Conor Benn, and will face former champion and challenger for the undisputed super-lightweight crown, Jose Ramirez.
Haney’s fight before Garcia was one that broke records, but not any that the record-breaker would be proud of.
Devin Haney schooled Regis Prograis in one-sided beatdown for new world title
Haney faced Regis Prograis in his first fight at super-lightweight after defeating Vasyl Lomachenko one fight prior.
The undisputed lightweight champion took on Prograis in San Francisco, and Haney, who hasn’t scored a KO in six years, won a landslide decision, dropping Prograis and winning every single round.
Prograis broke the record for the lowest number of punches landed in a 12-round fight, as he landed just 36 punches on Haney, who defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa, or three a round.
Haney’s performance marked the downfall of Prograis’ career as he later lost to Jack Catterall.
Regis Prograis speaks on who his toughest opponent was
In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Prograis was asked who was the better fighter out of Haney or Catterall, who lost to Arnold Barboza Jr. in his last fight.
He said, “I can’t say who was better. They have two different styles. I can say Devin has more tools. Jack doesn’t have a good jab. He doesn’t have a good right hand.”
Though he did also add that he didn’t feel himself the night of the Haney fight.
“I would say I was a better fighter on Saturday night than I was with Devin. The Devin fight, it wasn’t me.