One of the most-gifted young fighters in the world, Haney is certainly one to observe. WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney is now declared the winner of Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell. Since he won a vacant championship, he does possess a 2d obligatory… who is Javier Fortuna.
Fortuna who was getting to fight [former three-division titlist Jorge] Linares [in August], however, Linares was found COVID positive. Therefore, Fortuna remains, and therefore the two mandatories for Haney are the winner of Ryan Garcia-Luke Campbell, whereas Javier Fortuna is the second mandatory.
This was confirmed by Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC. The statement was issued to BoxingScene.com and other reporters during a virtual discussion on Tuesday.
Haney took to his Twitter account and tweeted: “2021 is going to be an enormous fear on behalf of me starting with my two mandatories”.
World Boxing Council has now all eyes assail Haney, being the winner
Haney won two championship belts and can now have two matches under his belt.
Haney (24-0 15 KOs) had an injury layoff after shoulder surgery sustained within the first defense of his strap against Alfredo Santiago in l. a. last November. He had surgery the subsequent month which took much time to rehab. At that point, Haney was alleged to defend the WBC title against mandatory Javier Fortuna in their upcoming fight.
Campbell and Fortuna’s fight which was scheduled on April 17, was postponed due to the pandemic. In December, when Haney did not defend himself against Javier Fortuna, the WBC designated him as “champion in recess.” Later, Haney appealed and he was reinstated back. which suggests, the pandemic worked in his favor.
Haney was lately seen defeating Yuriorkis Gamboa in November. He realizes what Gamboa brings to the table and further strategizes removing all the large names until he’s famed as the best lightweight in the world.
Haney appreciated Gamboa during a news conference mentioning, “ Yuriorkis strength isn’t to be underestimated. He’s been one among the competent names and has been within the ring with giants.” He even mentioned he’s not taking him lightly.
Haney says, there are big fights to return. He has some terrific names at the highest like Teofemo Lopez, Grvonta Danis, and Ryan Garcia.
The fight with Garcia is predicted the foremost. Garcia won the vacant WBC lightweight title with a left-hand body shot while defeating the 33-year-old Campbell down. Whereas Haney is unbroken with an ideal record of 25-0 and has held the WBC lightweight title since 2019.
The fight against Garcia would add up and can be an excellent fight to form. Haney could stay within the game for long and if he just maintains his winning consistency, the respect, praise, and applause from his fans will eventually come.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Devin Haney, expects the WBC to now announce a fight with challenger Ryan Garcia.
We’re now hoping to ascertain if Haney will face Ryan Garica next or handle the Fortuna obligations.
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