{"id":792332,"date":"2026-07-10T23:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/792332\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T23:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:18:13","slug":"devin-haney-explains-why-he-rejected-rolly-romero-fight-after-initially-calling-offer-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/792332\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Haney Explains Why He Rejected Rolly Romero Fight After Initially Calling Offer ‘Good’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Devin Haney has offered a new explanation for why negotiations with Rolando \u201cRolly\u201d Romero fell apart after previously indicating the proposed deal looked appealing.<\/p>\n

Responding to a fan on social media who questioned why he turned the fight down, Haney said the headline figure changed dramatically once he reviewed the financial details behind the offer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYeah, the offer was good until I seen the expenses,\u201d Haney said on X<\/a>. \u201cI could offer someone a fight for 10 million, but if the expenses is 9 million then obviously it\u2019s really not 10 million. So yes, the initial number was good until I looked into the budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rolly previously claimed he bent over backward to finalize the matchup, even agreeing to a straight 50-50 split. He publicly accused Haney of walking away from a fair deal, but Haney\u2019s new comments directly counter that narrative by revealing the financial reality hidden behind the headline numbers.<\/p>\n

Haney made it clear that the headline purse wasn\u2019t the problem; the hidden expenses killed the deal. In his view, the advertised number was completely unrealistic once all the back-end costs were deducted from the final payout.<\/p>\n

The proposed welterweight unification bout would have pitted WBO champion Haney against WBA titleholder Rolly. With negotiations dead, Rolly instead finalized a title defense against former two-division undisputed champion Teofimo Lopez, set for August 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Haney has not announced his next opponent. In recent weeks, Haney has also been mentioned as a potential opponent for Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis, although neither fight has been finalized.<\/p>\n

Tom Galm is a boxing journalist who has covered the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n

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