Devin Hanney will fight at BLK Prime on March 25th. The streaming service posted a tweet letting its followers know that Hannay (31-0, 15 KOs) will next fight on BLK Prime. This suggests it will be a PPV.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Where is Turki Al-Shiekh to help with this autumn star in this low period? He really captures the depth.
Hannay doesn’t pay per draw and would have to face someone significant to bring in a respectable number of buys. He will be coming off an 11 month layoff and it would be risky for him to fight a solid contender or world champion at 140 or 147.
This is a move that will further reinforce the belief that Haney’s career is over and that he is just playing his part. He will obviously still try to get a rematch with Ryan Garcia, but if that doesn’t work out, he may end up fading into obscurity.
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Boxing fans on social media are mocking the news that Hannay is fighting on BLK Prime, seeing it as a step backwards for him from his fights on DAZN and ESPN. It probably won’t be seen by many people fighting on BLK Prime unless the event draws a lot of interest.
It’s a major setback for Hani, who lost to Ryan Garcia via a 12-round majority decision last year on April 20, and hasn’t fought since. Devin’s stock has plummeted since that loss and his subsequent decision to sue Ryan for battery, fraud and breach of contract.
It’s unclear if this will be a long-term situation for Hanney or just a one-off fight at BLK Prime. If he loses the fight, he might as well stay because his chances of fighting on a major network would be slim. Ryan Garcia won’t need a rematch with Hani, 26, if he loses to a can of tomatoes.
It would be interesting to know if Deva’s father, Bill Haney, is behind his decision to fight BLK Prime.
Terence Crawford fought David Avanesian at BLK Prime on December 10, 2022. The fight was rumored to be a bad PPV, but it was the only time Crawford fought on that network.
Two years ago, former four-division world champion Adrien Broner was scheduled to fight Ivan Redkach at BLK Prime, but the bout was canceled and never took place. It’s another fight that would likely produce poor PPV numbers.
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