Rolly Romero Says Haney Fight Is Dead: 'Devin Is Scared of Me'

Rolly Romero doesn't think a fight with Devin Haney is coming — ever. Speaking to Fight Hub TV in a segment fielding questions from his old elementary school, Romero flatly declared the matchup dead, saying Haney is simply scared to share a ring with him. That's a bold line to draw against a man sitting at 33-0 with 15 knockouts and the WBO welterweight belt around his waist.

According to Romero, an offer was sent Haney's way — one he described as lucrative — and it went nowhere. He took aim at Haney's promotional operation too, questioning whether Devin Haney Promotions is a legitimate company and mocking its inability to compete in purse bids. It's the kind of business-side jab that tends to say more about the state of negotiations than the state of the rivalry.

Ryan Garcia Gets Dragged In Too

The Ryan Garcia question drew even more heat. Romero accused Garcia of ducking him twice — once after a rematch clause and again following Garcia's bout with Barrios — and labeled him a clout-chaser who calls everyone out and fights no one. Whether that's frustration or genuine belief, Romero made clear he's done entertaining the Garcia conversation.

The Haney claim is harder to square with the resume. Haney is unbeaten across 33 professional fights and coming off a unanimous decision over Brian Norman Jr., hardly the record of a man dodging risk. His relatively modest 15 knockouts point to a fighter who wins on skill and control rather than one-punch chaos — the profile of someone who bets on his boxing IQ, not a guy running from a puncher.

For Romero, this is where the narrative gets tricky. Calling a champion 'scared' is easy on camera; it's harder to force a signature when the other side isn't answering. If the offer really was made and ignored, the leverage isn't with the man doing the shouting.

For now, Romero has other business on the horizon — Teofimo Lopez has already been talking up a title fight against him. That's a fight with an actual date attached, which is more than the Haney feud can say. Until something concrete lands, this stays exactly where Romero left it: a war of words with no signatures in sight.