From the moment Brian Norman Jr. laced up his first pair of boxing gloves, he listened to one instructive voice.

Moving forward, however, that will no longer be the case.

“My father is no longer my head trainer at the moment,” Norman Jr. said during a recent sit-down interview posted on Cigar Talk’s YouTube channel. “I have been looking at other options at the moment. I know some things had to get shaken up a little bit.”

Norman Jr.’s decision to go in another direction stems from his recent loss to Devin Haney. The Normans were confident in their ability to knock Haney unconscious on November 22 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Despite Norman Sr. guaranteeing that his son would stop Haney (33-0, 15 KOs, 1 NC) in his tracks, it was Norman Jr. (28-1, 22 KOs, 1 NC) who was nearly on the receiving end of a stoppage defeat. Haney landed a clean combination that left Norman on the canvas in the second round.

Although Norman Jr. did beat the count, he didn’t have enough tricks up his sleeve to overcome the experience and skills gap, leading to Haney picking up a close but clear unanimous decision.

Norman is focused on getting himself back on track now that he lost the WBO welterweight title.

The 25-year-old Norman, The Ring’s No. 2-ranked welterweight, isn’t sure when he’ll return. Before that decision is made, he’ll carefully select who he feels can best guide him.

As he looks forward to his next move, Norman Jr. took the time to look back first.

All in all, he’s extremely appreciative of everything his father has taught him and will continue to use that knowledge. With that said, if he wants to improve and take his career to the next level, he knows a change is needed.

“I’m a man, and I like winning,” Norman Jr. said. “Of course, he got me to this point, and he’s still around, but just that head trainer, I need to venture out a bit.”