Sergio Mora says Haney should fight Conor Next Benn

Sergio Mora says Devin Haney should fight Conor next Benn in his first match in early 2026.

Mora says waiting for the unreliable Ryan Garcia is not a good step for Haney (33-0, 15 ko). To keep the momentum to go with his career, he should face the “hot red” Benn (24-1, 14 ko), which comes off a big victory over Chris Eubank Jr on November 15th.

Haney grabbed the WBO Welter Pressure title off Brian Norman JR last Saturday in Riyadh, beating him by a unanimous 12 -round decision. He made the minimum to press past Norman Jr. in that fight. It wasn’t pretty to watch, especially in the second half when Devin often caught.

“Ryan Garcia is not reliable. So you would have to go with Conor Benn,” commentator Sergio Mora told the Chris Mannix YouTube channel About Who should Devin Haney next fight in early 2026.

The problem with Mora’s recommendation is that Haney and his father, Bill, have shown no interest in fighting Benn since last Saturday. He was in the front line, and made it clear that he wanted to fight Devin next. Bill Haney asked why Benn targets Devin and not the fighters at 168, 160, and 154.

“Conor Benn is coming off a huge fight (Chris Eubbank Jr. Rematch) with lots of eye balls, it’s very hot, he can sell the fight, and both of them can work with Matchroom. So it’s a battle that can be made,” said Mora.

Haney may have no choice but to fight Benn if he wants to have a big payday in his next fight. Bill’s choice of WBA Rolando WBA weight champion ‘Rolly’ Romero is not realistic, as it is said to be in talks to combat Manny Pacquiao in January. If that battle does not happen, Rolly has his compulsory defense ordered by WBA against Shakhram Giyasov.