Brian Norman Jr has been dreaming of fighting Devin Haney, but expects his American rival to be fired up by recent criticism.

Norman Jr is preparing for the most significant fight of his unbeaten 28-bout career when he defends his WBO welterweight world title against Haney in Saudi Arabia on November 22.

Haney landed just 70 punches according to Compubox in a lacklustre points win over Jose Carlos Ramirez as he returned from a controversial 2024 bout with Ryan Garcia, which was overturned from a points loss to a no contest after Garcia tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

"He is the opponent I've been dreaming of," Norman told Sky Sports . "His strengths are his feet, his jab.

"But his weakness is Brian Norman Jr. The fact that I am me, the fact that I put this work

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