Devin Haney Reveals He Was Caught Out by Canelo Alvarez’s 5-Word Message When the Two Met for the First Time

Published 04/03/2022, 10:39 PM EDT

Ahead of his bout against George Kambosos, in an interview with FightHype.com, Devin Haney talks about him meeting Canelo Alvarez. His first-ever live interaction with the current super middleweight champ. A surprising event, as Haney likes to refer to it.

Haney, who defines Alvarez as a “hard man to beat”, expresses his utmost delight at being able to meet the same. Of course, Haney knew Alvarez had heard of him. But that Alvarez himself came up to Devin Haney and delivered a sincere message has caught the latter by surprise. “That was my first time ever meeting Canelo.” “I was actually surprised”, explained an overwhelmed Haney. “Like, of course, I knew that he knew me.” “But, he came up to me”. “I think he said, keep up the good work.” “Something of that sort,” added Devin Haney.

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Canelo Alvarez, who is scheduled to face Dmitry Bivol in his upcoming fight, is an inspiration to many. And David Haney is no exception. In addition, Alvarez is currently 57-1-2 and in Haney’s assessment just keeps on getting better.

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Haney is only 23 years old and likewise treads the path to a promising future. With a convincing record of 27 wins and 0 losses, he heads to take on George Kambosos on June 5. An undefeated rising star in Haney lies the significant potential to be the next big thing.

However, the road ahead is challenging, as it is fraught with many obstacles. George Kambosos is without a doubt a serious challenge. He will definitely put Haney’s boxing skills under test.

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Kambosos, 20-0 and won 10 of his bouts via knockout, is equally a bright name. In addition, with four major titles at 135lbs following his victory over Teofimo Lopez, writes ESPN’s Upset of the Year.

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Devin Haney has something to prove as he prepares for this showdown at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, in Australia. And alongside, he wishes he gets to meet Alvarez someday again in the future.

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How do you feel about Canelo Alvarez meeting with Devin Haney? What predictions do you make of their respective upcoming bouts? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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Devin Haney Reveals He Was Caught Out by Canelo Alvarez’s 5-Word Message When the Two Met for the First Time

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