After his dominant unanimous decision victory over Christopher Guerrero at Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Johnson (18-0, 8 KOs) outlined a desire for a much bigger task.

The five-year pro called for a fight with WBO welterweight champion Haney, who is The Ring's No. 1 welterweight and sits eighth on the pound-for-pound list.

“Tell them to come see me,” Johnson said in his post-fight interview.

“Devin and his whole crew, y’all know what it is with me. Y’all didn’t want to fight me one-on-one because you know what it is. Tell Devin to come see me.”

Johnson and Haney (33-0, 15 KOs, 1 NC) were involved in a brawl back during the Shakur Stevenson-Teofimo Lopez weigh-in on January 30 in New York. The latter replied to the callout on social media and according to him, their matter still hasn't been resolved nearly six months later.

Earlier this week, Haney was mandated to make his first title defense against former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis.

The three-division champion has also been going back and forth with The Ring's No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter Shakur Stevenson about a potential catchweight clash, to no avail.

Four-weight titleholder Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) currently holds the Ring and WBO junior welterweight titles, though it's unclear what his next fight will be.

Johnson, rated No. 10 by the WBO at 147 pounds, took a step in the right direction towards world level with his performance against previously-unbeaten Guerrero (16-1, 9 KOs).

The 27-year-old Cleveland native used sharp punching, particularly behind his jab and straight right hand, to pick Guerrero apart. A 2020 U.S. Olympian, Saturday's 10-round decision win marked a first appearance training under highly-esteemed coach Brian “BoMac” McIntyre, as well as his first professional appearance in his hometown.

“It means everything,” Johnson said of fighting in Cleveland.

“A lot of people don’t know what I come from. This is blood, sweat and tears. I overcame a lot of adversity — that’s what we do. When you’re from Cleveland, you’ve got to get it out of the mud.”