Stevenson Claims He's Already Signed the Haney Deal

Shakur Stevenson says he has already signed, so the ball is in the Haney camp's court.

"Stop it. My part been signed. U see who I'm wit,” Shakur

The reference to who he is with points to his new home at Zuffa Boxing — Dana White's promotional venture, which Stevenson recently signed with in a move that shifted the power dynamics around this negotiation. The implication is that the backing he has is serious, the offer is genuine, and the delay is not coming from his side.

Keyshawn Davis, the WBO welterweight mandatory challenger whom Bill Haney has periodically held up as an alternative if the Stevenson talks collapse. The threat to pivot to Davis has been used as leverage throughout the negotiations. Stevenson's framing inverts it — he is suggesting that Haney fighting Davis instead of him would be the worse outcome for Haney commercially and competitively, not the safer one.

The irony embedded in that framing is that Stevenson and Davis have both been explicit about having no interest in fighting each other. Davis has been mentioned as Haney's backup option precisely because he would not attract Stevenson as an opponent. Stevenson calling it a "lose-lose" scenario for Haney whichever direction he goes is pointed.

Bill Haney has insisted that Devin will not vacate any belts before a deal is signed. A 144-pound catchweight fight sits below the 147-pound welterweight limit, which means Haney's WBO welterweight title would not technically be on the line unless specific arrangements are made. Stevenson's statement did not address that specific demand — he confirmed his side has signed without clarifying whether the title situation has been resolved.

What the public exchange has produced is a clearer picture of where each camp stands. Stevenson's team says it has moved. The Haney camp says the framework is not complete. Whether those two positions are actually incompatible or whether this is standard negotiating posture played out on social media is what the next round of conversations will determine.

The fight itself — Stevenson against Haney, two unbeaten champions in the same promotional ecosystem for the first time — remains one of the most compelling available in the sport right now. Both fighters know it. The public back-and-forth suggests they are close enough that the pressure to close is real.