Bill Haney, the father of Devin Haney, recently claimed that he offered Gervonta Davis, now Abdul Wahid since he converted to Islam, $20 million for a potential fight against ‘The Dream’. However, stating the Haneys did not reach out to him properly, ‘Tank’ turned down the offer, sending Bill to disbelief.
But, of late, regarding a Dog-House sparring match, Haney and Davis have once again been firing shots at one another in public. In this connection, Saudi Royalty, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, declared that he planned to stage Davis vs. Haney in Saudi Arabia. Following Alalshikh’s statements, ‘The Dream’ publicly called out Davis.
Devin Haney vs. Gervonta Davis is likely to happen in 2024
Recently, after the London press conference for Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, the architect of ‘Riyadh season’ joined Ade Oladipo on The DAZN Boxing Show. At one point in this podcast, as Ade touched upon American fighters like Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson, Alalshikh immediately sent a message to ‘Tank’. In addition, His Excellency expressed that he longed to see Devin Haney, the current WBC Super Lightweight champion, fight in his country this year.
“I want him [Gervonta Davis] and I send [a] message now from you to [Al] Haymon. Let’s do the job, brother,” said Alalshikh who recently unveiled a special Undisputed Heavyweight belt for Fury vs. Usyk. “But Haney, I want to see [him] in my country. And I send [a] message from you now to him. I will try to do it in 2024,” he added.
As soon as Ade suggested Haney and Gervonta Davis “against each other” in Saudi Arabia, Alalshikh nodded in the affirmative. With the ongoing banter between the two boxers and Alalshikh’s interest, Haney vs. Davis will likely take place in Saudi Arabia this year.
Haney publicly issues ‘Tank’ a challenge after Alalshikh’s statement
Right after Alashikh’s statement came to public notice, in a reply to Shawn Porter, Haney declared that he has now been calling out Gervonta Davis for years. Additionally, ‘The Dream’ announced that since he did not have an opponent right now, he could fight ‘Tank’ whenever the latter wanted the contest to be. And since Gervonta Davis earlier claimed that team Haney did not reach out to him properly, the 25-year-old encouraged Davis’ team to pursue the Haneys.
“We can fight whenever he chooses! Have your people reach out, Gervonta,” wrote Devin Haney. Frankly speaking, it looks like Devin is serious about facing Gervonta Davis in the ring. But, do you wish to see the two fight this year? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
