Teófimo López criticizes the “punk” Haney

Teófimo López told Devin Haney that he thinks about their fight on March 25 and called him a “punk b***” on social media. WBO light welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) seems bitter that Devin didn’t accept an offer to fight him.

The offer was $2.4 million with a 55-45 split in favor of Teofimo, who feels he deserved a bigger cut because he is the “king” of the 140-pound division. Haney is just a former champion, coming off a loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20.

The Haney Wolf Circle

Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will fight on March 25 on BLT Prime against an opponent yet to be announced. The boxing public will be very interested to see who Haney faces on that date because he can pick almost anyone.

Fighters aren’t afraid to fight Haney after how Garcia exposed him in a 12-round majority decision victory. He looked so bad in that loss to Kingry that the wolves at 140 surround him, seeing him as easy prey.

Devin was knocked to the ground three times in that fight, and many believe the referee saved him from being knocked out in the seventh round by stopping the action to take a point from Ryan for striking on the counterattack.

At that point, Haney was about to be knocked out by Garcia. Since the New York State Athletic Commission later overturned Haney’s loss, it wouldn’t have mattered if Ryan had knocked him out.

Teofimo is expected to fight former IBF 140-pound champion Subriel Matías (21-2, 21 KOs) on March 15 on ESPN+ on a card promoted by Top Rank. Lopez has had a hard time getting big names to fight him.

He has called up Terence Crawford, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, Haney, Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis. The only ones interested in fighting Lopez are lightweight contenders Keyshawn Davis and Matias. He’s not interested in fighting Keyshawn because he’s not a star.

With Teofimo! YOUR PUNK BITCH @realdevinhaney https://t.co/kZDQuZ5gbq

— Teófimo López (@TeófimoLopez) January 4, 2025