‘I never want to hear them call me out again’: Rolly Romero responds to failed talks with Devin Haney

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Rolando Romero looks on during a press conference for the fight between Ryan Garcia and Rolando “Rolly” Romero at the Manhattan Center on April 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images) | Getty Images

During a conversation with Fight Hub TV, Rolly Romero talks about not being able to secure a fight with Devin Haney after it initially seemed to be tracking and breaks down why he says he’s the most avoided fighter in the entire sport.

“I told you they were just lying the whole time,” Romero said. “They said I sent them a great offer, did they not? They said all this stuff but they wanted any way out because Devin doesn’t have a chin. They like to waste people’s time, ‘oh, Deebo Dev doesn’t duck anybody.’ Before it was like because ‘I wasn’t entertaining’ but I’m like ‘we’re going to see, let’s press at it’ and now it shows. Those guys are deceitful, they lie nonstop.

“Everything that Devin and Bill touch gets shattered, every promotion company, because they cannot do anything, they cannot generate views, they cannot generate income for anybody and they know that. So they didn’t want to bet on themselves because, well, they know they are not worth anything. I never want to hear them call me out again or bring me up or any of that stuff. It’s dead. There’s no ifs, ands, buts about it — it’s done.”

Romero was then asked about Haney saying the terms of the deal weren’t to his liking.

“We’re putting up all the money, what more does he want?” Romero asked. “It’s a 50/50 split, we’re putting up all the money. Bet on yourself. You’re Devin Haney Promotions, right? That’s how it works, right? We told him, ‘go sell your 50% to DAZN, or go sell your 50% to —’ nobody wanted to put up the money because they know there was no money because Devin can’t sell. That’s what it is.

“It would’ve been Amazon and they could’ve brought in DAZN, we gave them permission to bring on DAZN or whoever they want. It would’ve been Amazon/DAZN.