Eddie Hearn says he told Devin Haney a Ryan Garcia fight is the biggest in boxing

The Matchroom promoter said Garcia then walked into the Beverly Hills Hotel, where he and Haney were talking, and could not see Haney behind a pillar.

Eddie Hearn said he told Devin Haney that a fight with Ryan Garcia is "the biggest fight in boxing", shortly before Garcia walked into the hotel where the two of them were talking.

Speaking at a press conference, the Matchroom promoter said he caught up with Haney in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles last week. He said: "I said to Devin Haney, you know the fight that you really have to make, and I think it's the biggest fight in boxing, is you against Ryan Garcia."

Hearn said Garcia then walked into the hotel and came up to him without seeing Haney, who was behind a pillar. Hearn added: "Let's get everybody fighting."

Hearn had also said Garcia should be fighting Haney if a fight with Floyd Mayweather does not happen. Garcia, the WBC welterweight champion, is in advanced talks with Teofimo Lopez for a unification on 6 February, while Haney, the WBO welterweight titleholder, has signed with DAZN and has agreed to meet Liam Paro in a unification before the end of the year, according to The Ring.

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