Devin Haney: ‘I Have A Goal To Be The First Billionaire Boxer’

WBC lightweight world champion Devin Haney has revealed his goal is to become the first-ever billionaire boxer. The undefeated fighter made the claim ahead of his November 7 title defence against two-time world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Speaking to Boxing Scene, Haney talked up his opponent who he is determined to make a statement against, he said.

“Gamboa has done a lot in the sport, and the fact that he gave a lot of fighters tough fights, says a lot about him. I want to prove a point in this bout that a lot of people are not mentioning my name amongst the best in the world, and I am looking to change that by putting forth a performance against Gamboa that no one has ever seen before. I respect Gamboa as a fighter, but in the ring, I will have no respect for him at all. In the ring he is my enemy.

A win against Gamboa will propel Haney into big fights, bouts he’ll have to be successful in if he’s to achieve his goal of becoming the first ever billionaire boxer.

“Obviously, a win gives me my 2nd world title defense which is very important to me. Title defenses shows a lot about what kind of fighter you really are,” Haney said. “I don’t care how you won it or who you won it from…can you defend the world title against all challengers? That’s what I represent as a throwback champion. You can have a strategy to get there but when you become a champion you become a target. Tank Davis, Teofimo Lopez and Ryan Garcia are all great potential opponents for me. I’d rather fight sooner than later but they have to feel the same way about me. I have a goal to be the first billionaire boxer, and to do that I have to put forth billion-dollar performances. That’s exactly what I’m going to do on November 7th in Miami.”

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