‘I have that chip on my shoulder’: Brian Norman focused after Haney loss
Brian Norman Jr. will look to get again on monitor this Saturday, May 16, when he returns to motion for his first struggle since shedding the WBO welterweight title to Devin Haney final November.
The 25-year-old Norman (28-1, 22 KO) had reasonably quietly emerged as a high welterweight between 2023 and 2025, however struggled in a step up in opposition to Haney, however says he is been arduous at work because the defeat, making some modifications in his camp, together with his lead coach.
Norman’s nook is now led by the highly-respected Ronnie Shieldswho replaces Brian’s father, Brian Norman Sr.
Brian Jr has made it clear that there was no battle together with his dad, he simply felt the time was proper for a change.
“I feel like I need to go out and get more experience,” he stated at as we speak’s press convention. “I’m learning to grow each and every day.”
“I’m feeling good, I’m feeling great. I’ve been loving the process, loving the journey, and I’m looking forward to showing what I’ve learned during this time,” he added. “I’ve been working on pace and mindset behind what I’m doing. I’m trying to go out there and let the game come to me.”
Norman says that “of course” he is motivated by the potential to get one other world title struggle and maybe even a rematch with Haney, however that his focus is on Saturday, when he faces Josh Wagner.
“Of course I have that chip on my shoulder, but it’s about going out there, being yourself, and doing what you need to do. The only thing I’m focused on is May 16,” he stated.
Wagner guarantees to carry motion: ‘I’m being missed’
Wagner (19-2, 10 KO) is a 33-year-old Canadian who has misplaced two of his final three fights after stepping up the competitors a bit. He went to France and was stopped by David Papot in late 2024, and misplaced a shutout resolution to Harlem Eubank in England final November.
“I’m very energetic about this fight. I want to show that I belong here at the top of the 147 division. If they expect me to fight on my backfoot, they have another thing coming,” he stated.
“I’m being overlooked. They think they are going to run right through me, but that isn’t happening. I can fight, I can box and I can move. Brian Norman Jr has something coming for him. I feel like I’m big for this weight class so I’m going to try and use my size, my weight, and my lateral movement to my advantage.
“[The fans] are going to say, ‘Who is Josh ‘The Boss’ Wagner, and when can we see him fight again?’”
