Boxing fans remain hopeful that a rematch between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia could be on the horizon, for what would now be a welterweight world title unification bout. Should that happen, two division conqueror Zab Judah forecasts a one-sided ‘destruction’.
Haney and Garcia remain as fierce rivals, following on from their controversial 2024 encounter, where Garcia missed weight and then tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, after handing Haney a first career defeat.
The result was overturned to a no-contest and fans continue to debate whether Garcia would have had the same overwhelming success in the fight, if not for his unfair advantages.
Now, with Garcia joining Haney as a welterweight world champion last month, talk of a second meeting between the Californian duo is rife, for what would be one of the most high-profile events of the 2026 calendar.
Amid the speculation, Judah, who is the godfather of Haney, told MillCity Boxing that ‘The Dream’ will ‘destroy’ Garcia when the time is right.
“I know one thing, when the opportunity presents itself and Devin does make the decision that he wants to get back into the ring with Ryan Garcia, I can promise y’all, we are going to destroy him. I can promise you all.
“But, it has got to be up to Devin to say, ‘I am ready to do this’. Once he says that, it is over. Devin makes his own decisions, he knows what he wants.”
Despite the rematch talk, Garcia has also unveiled plans to return to the super-lightweight division in pursuit of a showdown with another undefeated star, Shakur Stevenson, who currently holds the WBO crown at 140lb.
