Devin Haney has already ruled in three weight divisions and after just one fight at welterweight, the 27-year-old southpaw may be set to move on to another new weight.
Haney became the undisputed lightweight world champion when he defeated George Kambosos, before defending the throne in a rematch with the Aussie and then against the legendary Vasyl Lomachenko.
The Californian then routed Regis Prograis to get his hands on the WBC super-lightweight crown in 2023 and, after a controversial no-contest against Ryan Garcia and a catchweight clash with Jose Carlos Ramirez, Haney moved on to the welterweight scene.
On his 147lb debut in November, Haney put together one of the performances of the year to overcome Brian Norman Jr and claim the WBO welterweight strap, teeing up a host of superfights at welterweight, including a grudge match rematch with Garcia.
Although, despite a number of lucrative options in his current division, Bill Haney, father and trainer of Devin, told ThaBoxingVoice that his son may move up to super-welterweight in order to take on unified WBA and WBO 154lb titleholder, Xander Zayas.
“We have a relationship with Top Rank and we know that [Zayas fight] can be an option.
“Being a four-time champ, has a lust, an appeal, a legacy component in there. Xander having a country behind him in Puerto Rico, it makes for an exciting story.”
Yet, despite Zayas being boxing’s youngest unified world champion, holding two of the four super-welterweight belts, Bill Haney went on to dismiss the Puerto Rican star’s chances in the proposed contest.
“That man Xander is food. He is food.”
Zayas is currently in pursuit of the undisputed throne and has recently called for a three-belt unification fight against newly crowned IBF champion, Josh Kelly.
