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Key points: - Jack Catterall is back in the gym after talks for a Devin Haney fight stalled in favour of Liam Paro - Catterall says he accepted terms for the Haney fight and heard nothing further from the champion’s side - He’s now targeting the winner of Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez as his next opponent instead - Catterall previously accused Haney’s camp of using him as leverage to pressure Paro into cheaper terms Jack Catterall isn’t waiting around for Devin Haney to make up his mind. With those talks having cooled in favour of Liam Paro, Catterall is already back in training and eyeing the winner of this weekend’s Rolly Romero-Teofimo Lopez welterweight title fight as his next real opportunity. “Accepted the fight and heard nothing since,” Catterall said of his side of the stalled Haney negotiations, a frustration he’s voiced publicly more than once in recent weeks. Rather than stay in limbo, he’s moved on to a fresh target with a clearer path to a title fight. Whoever leaves T-Mobile Arena on August 22 with the WBA welterweight belt now finds themselves on Catterall’s radar directly. Catterall has previously suggested Haney’s side used the prospect of fighting him purely as leverage to pressure Paro into accepting smaller financial terms, never intending to actually make the fight. Whether that reading is accurate or not, Catterall’s decision to stop waiting and start targeting a fresh, tangible opportunity suggests he’s no longer willing to let his career pause around Haney’s decision-making.