Haney-Stevenson Fight Negotiations Appear to Have Collapsed

Negotiations between Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson for a fight appear to have collapsed. Stevenson posted on X that Haney’s lawyer sent an email at the 11th hour stating that Haney would only fight at 147 pounds. The two had previously agreed to 144 pounds and then to 145 pounds.

Stevenson called the negotiation process a “Big waste of everybody’s time.”

Haney responded to Stevenson on X, claiming he had agreed to 145 pounds but that Stevenson went missing for days. “I agreed to 145, [you] went missing for days,” Haney wrote.

Haney claimed that Stevenson tried to put a rehydration clause on him during the negotiation process. He also stated that Stevenson and his team tried to throw Keyshawn Davis in his way to prevent the fight from happening. “Ya’ll did everything for this fight not to happen, even tried to throw Keyshawn in my way,” Haney said.

Haney stated that he wasted six months negotiating with Stevenson. The process began when he was going to sign to Zuffa.

Staff had previously weighed in on the Devin Haney vs Shakur Stevenson matchup even though the bout was not formally announced.

The fight is not expected to take place in the immediate future.