Gervonta Davis renews Devin Haney call-out and softens weight stance

Gervonta Davis is not letting the Devin Haney fight go. The Baltimore star has renewed his call-out of the WBO welterweight champion, and this time he says he won’t take no for an answer.

In a series of posts on X on Saturday 14 November, Davis made his feelings plain. Within hours, The Ring had identified the message as a fresh call-out of Haney.

“On my momma we gotta hit! I’m not taking ‘no’ for an answer,” Davis wrote.

It’s strong talk, but it’s still only talk. There is no signed deal, no date, no venue and no agreed weight. Fans who have followed this rivalry for years will know how often it has flared up and then gone quiet again.

Gervonta Davis reconsiders 145lb proposal

The most interesting part came 18 minutes later. A fan asked Davis why he wouldn’t simply fight Haney at the welterweight limit of 147lb, rather than two pounds below it.

Davis admitted he had been wrong to insist on 145lb. “On my momma I was tripping saying 145 but I really don’t care,” he replied, as MiddleEasy reported, before making a dismissive remark about Haney’s ability.

That matters, because weight has been one obstacle. Haney now holds a world title at 147lb, while Davis has never boxed above 140lb. But a reply to a fan on social media is not a contract, and neither side has agreed a weight.

Haney already has a big night booked

We haven’t seen a public response from Haney to the latest posts, and he has other business first. He defends his WBO belt against IBF champion Liam Paro at Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday 19 December. You can read the full details in our Devin Haney vs Liam Paro date and UK time guide.

The unification is on DAZN pay-per-view, with the broadcast starting at 1am GMT on Sunday 20 December for UK fans. Haney goes into it unbeaten at 33-0 with 15 knockouts, and he has won world titles at lightweight, super-lightweight and welterweight.

With that fight booked for December, any meeting with Davis would come in 2027 at the earliest. The result in San Francisco could also change how attractive the fight is, and on what terms it might be made.

Davis’s long absence

Davis hasn’t boxed since his majority draw with Lamont Roach in Brooklyn on 1 March 2025, a night when many felt he was lucky to keep his unbeaten record. He was stripped of his WBA lightweight title in January, after a long spell of inactivity linked to issues outside the ring. In July, Bill Haney said Al Haymon had told him that Davis would not be available to fight until early 2027.

Davis’s record stands at 30 wins, no defeats and one draw, with 28 knockouts. Few fighters in the world sell like him, and a clash with Haney would be one of the biggest fights American boxing could make.

There is history here too. The two have traded insults online for years. In July, Haney said he was no longer interested in the fight, claiming he had been offered a 70-30 purse split, before deleting the posts. Every time the noise grows, fans hope this is finally the moment. Every time so far, it has fizzled out.

What happens next

For now, Davis is the one chasing, and he has softened his stance on the weight.

No agreement has been announced. But this is the most open Davis has sounded about the weight in a long time, and if Haney gets past Paro next month, the pressure to make this fight will only grow.

You can see the post that started the latest round on The Ring’s X account. For more on the welterweight picture and every big fight coming up, head to our boxing hub.