Devin “The Dream” Haney (26-0 15 KOs), WBC Light-weight World Champion, and Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. (32-1-1, 15 KOs), WBC Interim Light-weight World Champion and necessary challenger, hosted a press convention as we speak to launch their extremely anticipated match on December 4 on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment, live worldwide on DAZN. Click here to buy tickets!
Under is what the fighters and their representatives needed to say:
DEVIN HANEY, WBC LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
“I’ve been getting ready for this struggle for some time now, I’m so grateful that the struggle lastly got here, and I simply can’t wait to point out JoJo Diaz that he could be a canine, however on the finish of the day abilities pay the payments. If that’s his solely strategy that he’s going to canine me, come on I’ve been seeing that my complete profession, if that’s his Plan A and I’m going to let him canine me, it’s going to be an extended night time.”
“On the finish of the day, I don’t suppose it’s any actual doubt with these guys with me, none of them are in a rush to struggle me. JoJo Diaz wasn’t in a rush to struggle me, I really feel like we needed to nook him to make him take the struggle, all these different guys it’s the identical factor. They know my abilities set, how a lot I deliver to the desk, if JoJo didn’t take this struggle the world would have recognized what it actually was. Come December 4, they’re going to see.”
“I can’t overlook JoJo Diaz, I do know he’s going to come back to struggle, he’s telling us that he’s coming in there to try to canine me out. I don’t wish to make it by this press convention with out telling him thanks for taking this struggle, thanks for stepping up as a result of most of those guys wouldn’t.”
“I simply can’t wait. That is going to be a terrific struggle, JoJo Diaz is a canine, he’s confirmed that, and I do really feel like he’s within the prime of his profession. It gained’t take something away from my victory once I win.”
“I’ve been seeing guys come at me and attempt to do all the things they’ll to win for ever now. I’ve at all times been a slick boxer and had abilities, I’ve seen it time and again, time and time once more. I do really feel like his model shall be tailor made for me, there’s nothing that he can do to win. He can’t outbox me, I’ll present him he can’t out bang me, I’ve the dimensions benefit, all of the instruments to win.”
JOSEPH “JOJO” DIAZ, JR., WBC INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
“That is going to be an amazing night time and an action-packed struggle, I do know Devin Haney is a extremely expert elusive fighter, however I’m a canine. I’m the kind of person who has already been in there and handled that have and adversity. I do know what it’s to kill or be killed.”
“I’m simply going to go on the market and do what I’ve bought to do to develop into victorious, not matter what it takes. If he needs to try to field, I’m simply going to hunt his ass down. If he needs to come back and bang, I’m simply going to bang it out as properly. No matter he needs to deliver to the desk I’m going to deliver it.”
“I really feel like I’m at my prime, I really feel like I’ve already took all of the steps I wanted to take to be at this level in my life and my profession. So far as taking fights with Jesús Rojas, Tevin Farmer, Gary Russell Jr., Javier Fortuna, I’ve already fought these prime tier contenders.”
“I really feel like Devin Haney is a younger fighter, a hungry fighter, he has plenty of expertise and ego to exit and placed on powerful challenges. I really feel like he doesn’t have the expertise I’ve, and I really feel that’s going to be the important thing issue to my victory come December 4.”
“After I say out canine, it’s not simply throwing punches and stuff like that, I’ve bought all the abilities and resume behind my thoughts and profession. I’m a 2021 Olympian, I’ve fought all these powerful fighters already, I’m not simply going to throw punches to throw them. I’m going to interrupt his ass down.”
“I do know that Devin is a really expert fighter and it’s going to be powerful struggle, he’s going to deliver out one of the best in me and I’m going to deliver out one of the best in him. On the finish of the day, I do know what I’m about and that there’s quite a bit at stake for me. I’ve been by all the things already, all of the trials and tribulations in my life and profession, however now I’ve bought my son and my household that brings me that additional motivation to go on the market and threat all of it in that ring.”
BILL HANEY, FATHER AND TRAINER OF DEVIN HANEY:
“I consider that this struggle, not just for Devin, is the proper struggle, nevertheless it’s the proper subsequent struggle for JoJo. Me and JoJo bought the possibility to speak and he’s a person of his phrase, issues bought a bit shaky, and we bought a bit nervous however all in all, the struggle is occurring.”
“I feel now we have to need to depend Devin for all that have he did get in that struggle towards Jorge Linares, an amazing fighter. Come December 4th, now we have JoJo Diaz, simply one other step within the legacy of among the best fighters on this planet – Devin Haney.”
“Satirically Devin is the champion, however on this state of affairs he’s the one who’s searching, he’s been trying to find JoJo Diaz. We had been beneath the belief that when Diaz fought towards Javier Fortuna that he was going to be Devin’s necessary, so we’ve been getting ready for him. We’re not underprepared by any means, 4 weeks we’ve been getting ready since he’s develop into the necessary.”
“We’re prepared for JoJo Diaz and we hope that he’s prepared as properly. Devin goes to come back; you noticed in spherical one he was prepared for Jorge Linares. We anticipate JoJo to come back spherical one as a result of Devin goes to be there from spherical one to spherical 12. I feel he’s going to cease JoJo and placed on one hell of a efficiency.”
ROBERT DIAZ, VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD MATCHMAKER, GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS:
“This simply exhibits, that is proof proper right here, that when the fighters wish to struggle and it’s not simply speak, fights can get completed. Promotors are prepared to work collectively, fights can get completed.”
“For JoJo Diaz this isn’t something new, you guys know the way he’s come up, his complete profession has been powerful. His complete he’s been elevating his hand and saying I’ll struggle anyone. Right here’s proof, we’re right here as we speak to announce this nice struggle, nevertheless it takes two.”
“Right here’s a younger man with plenty of expertise prepared to step into the ring with anyone. It’s a actual struggle, it’s a good struggle, Devin jogs my memory plenty of a fighter from the previous – Prince Naseem. A flashy, badass fighter.”
“JoJo jogs my memory plenty of a bit of Mexican fighter named Marco Antonio Barrera. And what did he do on the MGM Grand? Nicely you will notice on December 4.”
“Jorge Linares placed on a terrific efficiency, Devin congratulations, you probably did shock me since you confirmed plenty of expertise within the struggle despite the fact that you hadn’t been in that sort of struggle. Devin wanted that sort of struggle to get him to a different stage.”
“The distinction between Linares and JoJo is about ten years distinction, there’s a giant age distinction and in exercise. JoJo has been lively the place Jorge hasn’t, so JoJo come spherical one will get began, not spherical eight.”
EDDIE HERN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MATCHROOM SPORT:
“What a struggle now we have right here, December 4th, MGM Grand, live on DAZN. Devin Haney will defend his WBC world light-weight championship towards the previous two-weight world champion, trying to develop into a three-weight world champion, Joseph Diaz.”
“This marks an unbelievable run live on DAZN, ten occasions within the subsequent seven weeks in six completely different international locations. We’re right here as we speak to speak about this great struggle, I assumed we wouldn’t get there, loads of speak on social media. I’m delighted that these two fighters have put pen to paper for an unbelievable struggle right here in Las Vegas. We’re anticipating a full up MGM Grand for a terrific struggle on December 4.”
“Devin Haney, JoJo Diaz, December 4, MGM Grand, stay on DAZN – an amazing struggle night time. Be sure you tune in, or be part of us stay from the world, I consider this struggle shall be fully offered out for an amazing world light-weight championship as a part of an unbelievable run it to shut out the yr.”
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November 5, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada; Joseph Diaz speaks in the course of the press convention to announce his bout versus Devin Haney on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas on December 4, 2021. Necessary Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom.
November 5, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada; Eddie Hearn, Chairman of Matchroom Sport, speaks in the course of the press convention to announce Devin Haney and Joseph Diaz on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas on December 4, 2021. Necessary Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom.
November 5, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada; Eddie Hearn, Chairman of Matchroom Sport, speaks in the course of the press convention to announce Devin Haney and Joseph Diaz on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas on December 4, 2021. Necessary Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom.
