The entire crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn had witnessed it when Ryan Garcia defeated the then-WBC welterweight champ, Devin Haney, by majority decision in April last year. Although there were no titles on the line, since Garcia failed to make weight on the weigh-in day, King Ry had knocked his 26-year-old opponent down three times during the bout, which was a first in Haney’s career. This controversial match was later declared a no-contest when Garcia tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug, ostarine. Yet, even though the taint of a broken record wasn’t stamped on Haney’s career that day, he understood that his marketability had taken a big hit when he was offered a mandatory title defence against Sandor Martin at a low financial benefit.

Ever since, Haney had gone on almost a year-long break, requesting the WBC to declare him a “champion in recess,” which they gladly obliged to. Finally, Haney is now set to fight Jose Ramirez, a boxer from one division down, at the Times Square, New York event happening today. It is a part of the undercard on the Teofimo Lopez vs. Arnold Barboza Jr. main event where Garcia would also be returning to the ring after a year to fight Rolando Romero. If both The Dream and The Flash manage to win against their respective opponents, there may be a future rematch in line for them. And then, Haney’s worth would go back to the way he boxed his way to a $6 million net worth in 2024.

And what would that be, though? Let’s take a look at his previous fight purses.

Devin Haney’s highest boxing purse and earnings

The highest Devin Haney was paid was for the Ryan Garcia fight itself. It was apparently $35 million. This figure comes from an Instagram post that Haney himself shared on his handle. However, without any confirmation from the authority New York State Athletic Commission or Golden Boy Promotions, who organised the fight, it is hard to say whether it’s really the number. But, there are other fights where Haney’s purse was disclosed.

For fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko, he made $4 million in May 2023, and later that year, in December, for fighting Regis Prograis, Haney had reportedly made $6 million. Then, after the Garcia loss, Haney was offered a significantly lower purse bid of $1.524 million to face Sandor Martin in a title defence, which the former naturally refused. So, it’s sort of evident why Haney dropped out of the sport for a year, and why he’s preparing so hard for the upcoming bout. Let’s also take a look at the revenue share Haney earned for his recent fights.

The biggest boxing gates of Devin Haney’s fights

There was a time when Haney was the undisputed lightweight champion. At that time, he would draw significant earnings through the gate revenue of his fight. Though again, the most profitable fight Haney fought was still against Ryan Garcia last year. Nearly 13,249 boxing fans witnessed the clash, with an impressive $9.2 million in ticket sales for the event. Even the pay-per-view sales were a success with 972,000 buys. Despite the fight turning out to be a no-contest, Haney’s ability to headline major events in high-profile U.S. markets had become clear.

Any other fight Haney fought didn’t quite reach this same level. In May 2023, his bout against Lomachenko at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas could only pull in close to $2 million, which is respectable, but not quite there. Similarly, in December that year, his fight against Prograis in San Francisco, where he won the WBC welterweight title, generated between $1.3 and $2 million, with a crowd of around 19,000.

While these figures are good enough, they don’t compare to what other popular boxers like Gervonta Tank Davis pull in their fights. Therefore, it is safe to say that if Haney wants to get back to making some big bucks, he would need to accept a rematch with Ryan Garcia, where he already made significant money the last time. Though for that too, both he and Garcia would need to win their respective bouts in the upcoming Times Square event. What do you think?