Haney And Stevenson 'Agree' 144-Pound Catchweight

Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson may have just negotiated their fight in public — in three lines.

The WBO welterweight champion posted a direct question to Stevenson on social media after the junior welterweight titleholder made his case for a 144-pound catchweight as the compromise between two champions operating in different weight classes. Stevenson had already laid the groundwork, pointing to the precedent set by Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, who met at 152 pounds in 2013 despite competing in separate divisions.

"144 is fair for 2 champions in 2 separate weight classes," Stevenson said.

"If I come to 144.. we have a fight?" Haney replied.

"Yes," said Stevenson.

The catchweight itself is not new ground for Haney. He faced Jose Ramirez at 144 pounds in May 2025, coming in at 143 on the scales — meaning the proposed limit sits comfortably within recent experience rather than representing a meaningful concession.

Stevenson competes at 140 and has been vocal about his reluctance to come up further. The four pounds he is being asked to gain is considerably less dramatic than what Haney would need to shed from his natural welterweight frame, which gives the 144-pound figure a logic that is difficult to argue with.

The history between the two camps adds texture. These are not strangers to each other, and the social media back-and-forth has carried an edge that suggests genuine motivation on both sides rather than the manufactured tension that often surrounds fights that never actually happen.