Devin Haney tells Eddie Hearn he wants undisputed at 147, then the undisputed king at 154

WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney told promoter Eddie Hearn that he wants to become undisputed at 147 pounds and then move up to 154 to face whoever is undisputed there, most likely Jaron "Boots" Ennis. The two sat down together on The Ring's Inside The Ring show, which aired on Thursday, November 12, five weeks before Haney's welterweight unification bout against IBF champion Liam Paro.

Haney's two-division plan

In a clip from the show posted on X, Hearn and Haney discussed the 154-pound picture: Ennis, who holds the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles, faces IBF champion Josh Kelly on February 27 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, and Hearn has said the winner could then meet WBC champion Sebastian Fundora for all four belts.

"When I become undisputed at 147, I want the winner of that," Haney said on the show. When the conversation turned to whoever ends up winning the welterweight undisputed race, Haney made clear he sees himself as that man.

The idea is not new from Team Haney. Bill Haney, Devin's father, trainer and manager, said in August that he wanted an "undisputed versus undisputed" mega fight with Ennis at 154 in the future. Haney also told The Ring earlier that he had agreed to fight Ennis at 147, but a requested 152-pound catchweight was the deal-breaker.

Hearn's route: Paro, then Catterall

Hearn, who promotes Ennis and Kelly, sketched a different first step at welterweight. "Fight Liam Paro, fight Jack Catterall, who I believe will be the WBA world champion because Teo will vacate now," Hearn said, as quoted by Boxing News 24. "That's been ordered. They've got 10 days to make a deal."

That is Hearn's view, not a confirmed outcome. The WBA has ordered Teofimo Lopez to defend against mandatory challenger Catterall, but Lopez's manager Keith Connolly told The Ring's Mike Coppinger on the same show that Lopez still plans to fight Ryan Garcia on February 6 with or without the WBA belt.

On Paro, Hearn said the Australian cannot stop Haney or outbox him and picked Haney to unify. Haney, according to Boxing News 24, said Paro looks the same in his recent fights as he did when the two sparred in the past.

Heated exchange with Bill Haney

The episode also produced a long-running argument between Hearn and Bill Haney, the latest chapter in a feud that dates back to Hearn's time as Devin's promoter. The Inside The Ring account posted a video afterward with the caption: "The show ended. Bill Haney and Eddie Hearn's argument did not."

What's next

• Devin Haney (33-0, 15 KOs) vs Liam Paro (28-1, 16 KOs), WBO and IBF welterweight titles, Saturday, December 19, Chase Center, San Francisco, on DAZN PPV (Top Rank and Devin Haney Promotions).
• Jaron Ennis vs Josh Kelly, WBA, WBO and IBF junior middleweight titles, February 27, State Farm Arena, Atlanta (Matchroom).
• Lopez's decision on the WBA title and the Garcia fight could decide which belts are left for Haney at 147.