Devin Haney has a new broadcast home. DAZN signed him to a multi-fight deal, BoxingScene reported Friday, and the outlet’s headline went straight to the consequence: things are about to get crowded for Benavidez and Garcia on that platform.
The signing lands one day after Mike Coppinger reported that Haney and Liam Paro are targeting a year-end welterweight unification in the U.S. That report, as summarized by MiddleEasy, didn’t attach a date, a venue or a broadcaster. With the DAZN ink now dry, it’s easy to see where Haney’s next big night could live. That part is still the reasonable guess, though, because nobody has said it yet.
The Stevenson factor
You can’t talk about Haney’s next move without Shakur Stevenson hovering at the edge of the frame. EssentiallySports noted that since Stevenson beat Teofimo Lopez on January 31, 2026, he’s been linked to Haney, Ryan Garcia and Gary Antuanne Russell. None of those fights have happened. Stevenson and Haney also traded shots on social media.
Then Stevenson blew up his own situation. The WBO light welterweight champion asked for and got his release from Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing roughly three months after signing, without fighting once under the banner. In a YouTube video he said he’d spent about eight weeks in camp for fights that never materialized, and he announced he’s launching his own promotional company.
“I’m willing to work with other promoters and anybody else that’s out there that’s willing to be serious about my career as I am about my career,” Stevenson said.
There’s also money talk. Sean Zittel suggested Stevenson reportedly got an offer to fight Rayo Valenzuela for $7 million and asked for $15 million. That figure comes from reports and hasn’t been confirmed.
One more piece connects to DAZN. Russell’s promoter, TGB Promotions, which operates for Al Haymon’s PBC, signed with the platform in July. So DAZN now holds Haney plus a pipeline to Russell, and the guy who’s been circling both of them is a free agent with a brand-new company and an open door to other promoters.
What happens next
The immediate item is Paro. A welterweight unification before the calendar flips is a real fight with belts attached, and Haney should take it rather than sit around waiting for the bigger name to call. Do the Paro fight, win it with something to show for it, and then the Stevenson conversation stops being about tweets and YouTube clips. Stevenson said he wants partners who are as serious about his career as he is. One of the guys he’s been linked to just signed with the platform that also has Russell. If that fight doesn’t get made in 2027, it won’t be because the two of them couldn’t find a home for it.
