{"id":943590,"date":"2026-10-28T05:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943590\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T05:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:34:09","slug":"haney-vs-paro-title-fight-set-for-dec-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943590\/","title":{"rendered":"Haney vs. Paro Title Fight Set For Dec. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Devin Haney has moved on from a potential fight against Shakur Stevenson\u2026for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/2114799912345121025\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ring Magazine<\/a>, Haney \u2014 the current WBO welterweight champion \u2014 will face off against IBF welterweight king, Liam Paro, in a title-unification bout on Dec. 19, 2026 in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Haney was in talks to finally face off against the aforementioned Stevenson before negotiations stalled once again, leading to the undefeated champion (33-0-1) to look elsewhere for a fight just a few days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazn.com\/en-US\/news\/boxing\/devin-haney-dazn-multifight-agreement\/1cf9lytgbd02f14fcjxu5rzl0m\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing a deal with DAZN promotions<\/a>. Haney was last seen defeating Brian Norman Jr. almost a year ago to win the title. With 15 knockouts on his resume, Haney will now look to add one more championship belt to his mantle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">As for Paro, he won the IBF division title with a win over Lewis Crocker earlier this year, his third straight win. With a record of 28-1. Paro\u2019s lone defeat came at the hands of Richardson Hitchins in Dec. 2024, which cost him the light welterweight title. Now, he has the chance to unify the belts and secure the biggest win of his combat career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Of course, the winner of this fight still has a ways to go in order to unify all of the belts. as Teofimo Lopez currently holds the WBA super strap, with Jack Catteral holding the WBA regular title. Furthermore, Ryan Garcia is the WBC champion while <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/2114799912345121025\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Ring<\/a> belt is currently vacant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Having said all of that, there could be a lot of intriguing fights waiting for boxing fans in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">For more boxing news and notes go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/boxing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Devin Haney has moved on from a potential fight against Shakur Stevenson\u2026for now. 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