Redemption is not on the desk for Devin Haney when he faces Jose Ramirez in a welterweight battle Friday in New York’s well-known Occasions Sq. (6 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV — Purchase Now). It might, nonetheless, be one battle away with a victory.
The battle with Ramirez is Haney’s first since his April 2024 showdown with Ryan Garcia. On that night time, Haney was knocked down 3 times and misplaced a majority determination to Garcia, who closed as a roughly +650 underdog after per week the place he appeared to be having a public breakdown, was ingesting and missed weight.
The loss to Garcia was overturned after Garcia failed a drug take a look at, however the picture of Haney bloodied and being compelled to climb off the canvas 3 times did not go away for a lot of simply because the consequence modified. The one factor that would change the legacy of that bout is a rematch and Friday’s occasion is positioned to provide precisely that with Garcia going through Rolando Romero in the principle occasion.
If each Haney and Garcia win on Friday, it is believed the rematch will observe shortly after, as made clear by a video trailer put out forward of the occasion.
Boxing predictions, greatest bets, odds: High picks for Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Canelo Alvarez fights this week
Brent Brookhouse
Haney is a former undisputed light-weight champion and former WBC junior welterweight champion and, because of the Garcia consequence being overturned, remains to be undefeated as an expert. However, he additionally has not secured a win since December 2023 and has been out of motion because the Garcia battle.
That inactivity from Haney could possibly be a key for Ramirez to seek out victory.
“Y’all can boo or y’all can cheer. It does not matter. It is all noise. After I mud Jose Ramirez off on Friday, I am gonna get to Ryan after,” Haney mentioned on the last press convention this week. “The speak is over. I get to Jose Ramirez on Friday after which everybody right here is aware of who’s subsequent.”
Ramirez is a former unified champion at junior welterweight and is now leaping as much as welterweight for the primary time. After dropping his WBC and WBO titles in a 2021 undisputed title battle with Josh Taylor, Ramirez rattled off a trio of wins earlier than dropping his most up-to-date battle to Arnold Barboza Jr., who fights Teofimo Lopez on Friday’s card.
A Ramirez win would upend large cash plans for Garcia vs. Haney 2, however it might additionally place Ramirez to enter the title image at 147 kilos.
“The place I’ve come from, it is ready me for issues like this. Every little thing has ready me for occasions like these. On Could 2, I might be victorious,” Ramirez mentioned. “I do know he is a really proficient fighter. He is a great fighter. However on Friday, Could 2, I’ll beat Devin Haney. My greatest chapter is but to return.”
In presumably probably the most compelling battle of the cardboard, WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez will face Arnold Barboza. Lopez is a supremely proficient fighter who has repeatedly turned in poor performances all through his profession. Lopez normally blames these performances on opponents preventing too defensively. Barboza is undefeated and will convey the battle to power Lopez right into a respectable contest.
Let’s take a better have a look at how one can catch the motion on Friday night time earlier than attending to a prediction and professional choose on the battle beneath.
The place to observe Haney vs. Ramirez
- Date: Could 2 | Location: Occasions Sq., New York
- Begin time: 6 p.m. ET (Principal card)
- Learn how to watch: DAZN PPV (Purchase Now)
- PPV Value: $59.99 (Get a reduced charge whenever you buy Friday’s card and Saturday’s card collectively)
- Odds: Haney -1250 vs. Ramirez +700
Prediction
The massive questions getting into the battle all encompass Haney. These questions embrace whether or not Haney might be gun-shy after being rocked by Garcia a number of occasions in his final battle. Likewise, will the stretch of greater than a yr of inactivity have an effect on Haney? If Haney is motivated and on his recreation, he ought to stay as much as the percentages that closely favor him to get the victory (-1250).
At his greatest, Haney is a incredible technical boxer with the expertise to beat anybody. He has not skilled a lot problem in his profession exterior of his chin seeming weak, and in additional fights than simply towards Garcia. Ramirez has first rate sufficient energy that he can dent Haney’s chin if he lands cleanly. How Haney reacts to getting clipped is one other of the massive questions heading into the battle.
In the end, the choose goes to be the higher fighter, and that is Haney. However this isn’t a battle that’s as clear as the percentages appear to make it. Decide: Devin Haney by way of UD
Who wins Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull and which methodology of victory prop might convey a giant return? Be a part of SportsLine right here to see which bets you could make for the battle, all from the achieved veteran fight sports activities analyst who has persistently delivered winners.
require.config({“baseUrl”:”https://sportsfly.cbsistatic.com/fly-0955/bundles/sportsmediajs/js-build”,”config”:{“model”:{“fly/parts/accordion”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/alert”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/base”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/carousel”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/dropdown”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/fixate”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/form-validate”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/image-gallery”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/iframe-messenger”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/load-more”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/load-more-article”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/load-more-scroll”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/loading”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/modal”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/modal-iframe”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/network-bar”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/ballot”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/search-player”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/social-button”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/social-counts”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/social-links”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/tabs”:”1.0″,”fly/parts/video”:”1.0″,”fly/libs/easy-xdm”:”2.4.17.1″,”fly/libs/jquery.cookie”:”1.2″,”fly/libs/jquery.throttle-debounce”:”1.1″,”fly/libs/jquery.widget”:”1.9.2″,”fly/libs/omniture.s-code”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/jquery-mobile-init”:”1.0″,”fly/libs/jquery.cellular”:”1.3.2″,”fly/libs/spine”:”1.0.0″,”fly/libs/underscore”:”1.5.1″,”fly/libs/jquery.easing”:”1.3″,”fly/managers/advert”:”2.0″,”fly/managers/parts”:”1.0″,”fly/managers/cookie”:”1.0″,”fly/managers/debug”:”1.0″,”fly/managers/geo”:”1.0″,”fly/managers/gpt”:”4.3″,”fly/managers/historical past”:”2.0″,”fly/managers/madison”:”1.0″,”fly/managers/social-authentication”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/data-prefix”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/data-selector”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/function-natives”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/guid”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/log”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/object-helper”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/string-helper”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/string-vars”:”1.0″,”fly/utils/url-helper”:”1.0″,”libs/jshashtable”:”2.1″,”libs/select2″:”3.5.1″,”libs/jsonp”:”2.4.0″,”libs/jquery/cellular”:”1.4.5″,”libs/modernizr.customized”:”2.6.2″,”libs/velocity”:”1.2.2″,”libs/dataTables”:”1.10.6″,”libs/dataTables.fixedColumns”:”3.0.4″,”libs/dataTables.fixedHeader”:”2.1.2″,”libs/dateformat”:”1.0.3″,”libs/waypoints/infinite”:”3.1.1″,”libs/waypoints/inview”:”3.1.1″,”libs/waypoints/jquery.waypoints”:”3.1.1″,”libs/waypoints/sticky”:”3.1.1″,”libs/jquery/dotdotdot”:”1.6.1″,”libs/jquery/flexslider”:”2.1″,”libs/jquery/lazyload”:”1.9.3″,”libs/jquery/maskedinput”:”1.3.1″,”libs/jquery/marquee”:”1.3.1″,”libs/jquery/numberformatter”:”1.2.3″,”libs/jquery/placeholder”:”0.2.4″,”libs/jquery/scrollbar”:”0.1.6″,”libs/jquery/tablesorter”:”2.0.5″,”libs/jquery/touchswipe”:”1.6.18″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.core”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.draggable”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.mouse”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.place”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.slider”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.sortable”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.touch-punch”:”0.2.3″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.accordion”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.tabs”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.menu”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.dialog”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.resizable”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.button”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.results”:”1.11.4″,”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker”:”1.11.4″}},”shim”:{“liveconnection/managers/connection”:{“deps”:[“liveconnection/libs/sockjs-0.3.4″]},”liveconnection/libs/sockjs-0.3.4”:{“exports”:”SockJS”},”libs/setValueFromArray”:{“exports”:”set”},”libs/getValueFromArray”:{“exports”:”get”},”fly/libs/jquery.mobile-1.3.2″:[“version!fly/utils/jquery-mobile-init”],”libs/spine.marionette”:{“deps”:[“jquery”,”version!fly/libs/underscore”,”version!fly/libs/backbone”],”exports”:”Marionette”},”fly/libs/underscore-1.5.1″:{“exports”:”_”},”fly/libs/backbone-1.0.0″:{“deps”:[“version!fly/libs/underscore”,”jquery”],”exports”:”Spine”},”libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.tabs-1.11.4″:[“jquery”,”version!libs/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.core”,”version!fly/libs/jquery.widget”],”libs/jquery/flexslider-2.1″:[“jquery”],”libs/dataTables.fixedColumns-3.0.4″:[“jquery”,”version!libs/dataTables”],”libs/dataTables.fixedHeader-2.1.2″:[“jquery”,”version!libs/dataTables”],”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/js/CBSi/app/VideoPlayer/AdobePass-min.js”:[“https://sports.cbsimg.net/js/CBSi/util/Utils-min.js”]},”map”:{“*”:{“adobe-pass”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/js/CBSi/app/VideoPlayer/AdobePass-min.js”,”fb”:”https://join.fb.web/en_US/sdk.js”,”facebook-debug”:”https://join.fb.web/en_US/all/debug.js”,”google”:”https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js”,”google-csa”:”https://www.google.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js”,”google-javascript-api”:”https://www.google.com/jsapi”,”google-client-api”:”https://accounts.google.com/gsi/consumer”,”gpt”:”https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.web/tag/js/gpt.js”,”hlsjs”:”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/hls.js/1.0.7/hls.js”,”recaptcha”:”https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=loadRecaptcha&render=express”,”recaptcha_ajax”:”https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/js/recaptcha_ajax.js”,”supreme-golf”:”https://sgapps-staging.supremegolf.com/search/belongings/js/bundle.js”,”taboola”:”https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/cbsinteractive-cbssports/loader.js”,”twitter”:”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”,”video-avia”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/fly/js/avia-js/2.41.0/participant/avia.min.js”,”video-avia-ui”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/fly/js/avia-js/2.41.0/plugins/ui/avia.ui.min.js”,”video-avia-gam”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/fly/js/avia-js/2.41.0/plugins/gam/avia.gam.min.js”,”video-avia-hls”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/fly/js/avia-js/2.41.0/plugins/hls/avia.hls.min.js”,”video-avia-playlist”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/fly/js/avia-js/2.41.0/plugins/playlist/avia.playlist.min.js”,”video-ima3″:”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/sdkloader/ima3.js”,”video-ima3-dai”:”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/sdkloader/ima3_dai.js”,”video-utils”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/js/CBSi/util/Utils-min.js”,”video-vast-tracking”:”https://sports activities.cbsimg.web/fly/js/sb55/vast-js/vtg-vast-client.js”}},”waitSeconds”:300});
