Ryan Garcia upset Devin Haney on Saturday, April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia, from Victorville, California, defeated the undefeated world champion from San Francisco by majority decision, securing three knockouts along the way.
Garcia dropped Haney in the seventh, 10th, and 11th rounds. In the seventh round, Garcia was given a point deduction for punching on the break. The scores were 112-112, 114-110, 115-109.
Los Angeles-based Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) missed the required limit for the championship by 3.2 pounds. As a result, despite the win, he was ineligible to win the WBC 140-pound title against Bay Area’s Devin Haney (31-1, 15 KOs). After the match, the fighters verbally agreed to redo the match.
Ryan Garcia Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Ryan Garcia Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
Devin Haney | Golden Boy/Chris Esqueda
The card’s co-feature featured Arnold Barboza Jr. winning a controversial split decision over Sean McComb. In other bouts, Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Pierre-Hubert Dibombe by technical decision by cut in eight rounds. Similarly, David Jimenez won a unanimous decision over John “Scrappy” Ramirez to win the interim WBA super flyweight title. Additionally, Charles Conwell stopped Nathaniel Gallimore in the sixth round.
