Promoter Bob Arum says Devin Haney ought to surrender his WBC mild welterweight title if he doesn’t need to defend towards his necessary Sandor Martin subsequent.
Arum’s Stance
Arum’s firm gained the purse bid to stage Haney’s struggle towards Martin (42-3, 15 KOs) this week, however he says if Devin doesn’t need to take the struggle, he wants to surrender his WBC title. Martin will then struggle the following out there fighter within the WBC’s prime ten rating at 140.
Haney is sad about Tuesday’s low purse bid, which is comprehensible as a result of he was paid properly for his earlier struggle towards Ryan Garcia. It needed to be jarring for Haney to go from making mega-millions towards Ryan to a payday of $1.5 million for a title protection towards Martin.
Arum says Haney can struggle Teofimo Lopez subsequent if he doesn’t want to face Sandor. A struggle between Haney and WBO mild welterweight champion Teofimo would have e a world title at stake.
“So, surrender the title, and Sandor Martin will struggle the following man out there. That’s what the principles are for,” stated Bob Arum to Sean Zittel, reacting to being advised that WBC mild welterweight champion Devin Haney doesn’t need to struggle his necessary Sandor Martin subsequent.
“So, if Haney doesn’t need the struggle, good. He’ll do one thing else. Each fighter has to look out for himself, and if he decides he doesn’t need to struggle Sandor Martin, then he’ll struggle anyone else,” Arum continued about Haney.
“He might say, ‘I don’t need to struggle Sandor Martin. I’ll surrender the title, however is Teofimo out there? I need to struggle Teofimo as an alternative.’ Nicely, that’s a pretty struggle. Once more, there are a variety of transferring items right here. Proper now, we gained the purse bid for Haney and Martin.
“Both Haney does the struggle or provides up the title. The selection is his. I’m not going to get offended at anyone for searching for one of the best chance for themselves. That’s as much as them, and if he thinks that’s the way in which to go, who am I to disagree?
“It could imply [Haney] combating [Ryan] Garcia in a non-title struggle, however that’s not the worst factor on the planet. Who is aware of what sort of suspension Garcia will get from the New York Fee?
“Perhaps he decides if the suspension is brief sufficient to struggle Teofimo,” stated Arum about Ryan Garcia.
