Did Haney Simply Name Out Hitchins With This Video?

Devin Haney leaked an outdated video clip on X, exhibiting him battering the previous IBF gentle welterweight champion Liam Paro in sparring, which was fairly one-sided.

This transfer by Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) seems to be a clear try to indicate he’s a superior fighter to Richardson Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs), who’s receiving plenty of favorable consideration from the boxing world after his victory over Paro (25-1, 15 KOs) final Saturday night time in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Haney’s Oblique Problem

By exhibiting that he was extra skillful than Paro, Haney may create curiosity in a possible combat between him and Hitchins. If it does occur, it most likely must be at 147 with out Hitchins’ IBF title at stake due to the 10-lb rehydration rule.

The timing of Haney posting the outdated sparring video of him dominating Paro may very well be seen as a method of not directly calling out Richardson with out really doing so. It might be higher if Haney immediately challenged him, however it is a sly method of making curiosity in a combat between them by exhibiting followers that he pieced up the fighter Hitchins beat final Saturday.

Contemplating that the lately crushed Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and his dad, Invoice Haney, are all for a profitable rematch with Ryan Garcia in 2025, the sparring video leak could also be a low cost method for Devin to remain within the headlines with out risking his cover of getting within the ring. It seems like Haney is making an attempt to indicate folks how proficient he’s.

Figuring out how a lot cash Dev could make combating Garcia in a rematch, it could be insane to take a dangerous combat towards Hitchins and lose like Paro did final weekend. Richardson’s velocity, energy, and punch accuracy could be large issues for Haney.

Hitchins outclassed Paro, beating him by a 12-round cut up determination in a DAZN headliner on promoter Eddie Hearn’s card. The efficiency by the Brooklyn, New York native Richardson confirmed that he’s taken over the #1 spot within the 140-lb class.