It has been a tumultuous 18 months for Devin Haney.

He’ll have a chance to put it all behind him on Saturday when he faces Brian Norman Jr. for his WBO welterweight title at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on DAZN PPV. Norman vs Haney is the co-feature for “The Ring IV: Night of the Champions,” which is headlined by David Benavidez making the first defense of his WBC light heavyweight title against Anthony Yarde.

Also on the card is a unification title bout between undefeated champions Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Fernando “Puma” Martinez for The Ring, WBA, WBC and WBO 115-pound titles, while undefeated lightweights Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes meet for the vacant WBO lightweight title.

Haney (32-0, 15 KOs, 1 NC) will have a chance to become a three-division champion with a win over Norman (28-0, 22 KOs). Haney of Henderson, Nevada, was previously the undisputed lightweight champion and also won the WBC super lightweight title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Regis Prograis in December 2023.

The former two-division champion is coming off a one-sided but lackluster unanimous decision victory over former unified 140-pound champion Jose Ramirez in a 144-pound catchweight bout. Before that, he had a majority decision loss in which he was dropped three times by Ryan Garcia in April 2024, which was overturned after Garcia tested positive for banned substance, Ostarine.

Haney will be in his first fight as a full-fledged welterweight against Norman.

Last fight: Defeated Jose Carlos Ramirez by unanimous decision on May 2 in Times Square, New York.

Odds: Norman vs Haney is currently a pick’em, with both fighters boasting -110 odds, according to DraftKings. If you’re going to make a prop bet on both fighters’ most likely method of victory, Haney by decision is +125, while Norman by KO/TKO/DQ is +250.

How does Haney win? Haney, 26, is a slick boxer, and at his best, he's one of boxing's top talents. Haney will have to be at his best, and he’s likely going to need every tool he has in his repertoire if he’s going to dethrone Norman, who is The Ring’s No. 1-ranked welterweight.

It’s more nuanced fight than boxer vs. puncher, but that essentially represents both fighters’ best path to victory. Haney will have to box and use his defense to avoid Norman's power on his way to victory, while Norman’s best bet is likely catching Haney and knocking him out.

Haney must establish his jab early and often to keep Norman, 24, at the end of his punches. Off of that, Haney can use his feints to open up the rest of his offense and help his defense.

Haney also needs to find a balance between moving and standing his ground. Haney is at his best when he’s moving forward at the end of range and carefully picking his shots and timing their opponents on their way into range. Haney likely won’t want to make a habit out of trying to counter Norman and punching with him, but he definitely can’t try to move as much as he did against Ramirez and expect to remain unscathed against the more athletic Norman.

The margin of error is thin against Norman, who is one of, if not the biggest, puncher Haney has faced in his career. But Haney is the presumably faster and more skilled fighter of the two, and if he’s at his best, those two advantages can give him the inside track toward becoming a three-division champion.

What does it mean if Haney wins? An impressive win would do a lot to get Haney back into the good graces of boxing fans. Beyond that, he could be back knocking on the door of being in the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world. He'll also be in a position for big fights in a welterweight division in desperate need of some star power.

Haney would be a three-division champion and would have accomplished the feat against a younger champion who is clearly the top guy in his weight class. That’s nothing to scoff at. And at 26 years old, Haney still has plenty of time to add to his already impressive legacy if he wins on Saturday.

What they’re saying: “I don’t know how good [Norman] is. He’s done what he was supposed to do against the guys that they put in front of him. I’m on a whole different level. I been at this level since I was 20, 21 years old. So, this is nothing new for me. This is new for him, his big moment and first time at the top. I been here.”

TV/Stream: The Ring IV: Night of the Champions takes place on Saturday, November 22 and will stream live on DAZN PPV from 3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. GMT.