Devin Haney defends his WBC super lightweight title against Ryan Garcia on Saturday, April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The day before the match, athletes step on the scales to confirm their official match.
To win the belt, a fighter must hit the required championship limit of 140 pounds. In his final press conference, San Francisco’s former undisputed lightweight champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) said he intended to make the fight look easy. Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), a former defeated contender from Victorville, Calif., said he is ready for his first world title shot.
Devin Haney officially announced his first title win at 140 pounds. Ryan Garcia, who previously held the WBC interim lightweight strap, dropped 3.2 pounds to stand at 143.2 pounds. He doesn’t deserve to win the title if he wins.
In the co-main event, undefeated Arnold Barboza Jr. (29-0, 11 KOs) of Long Beach, Calif., faces Sean McComb (18-1, 5 KOs) of Belfast, Northern Ireland in a junior welterweight bout. . Aiming for the WBO Intercontinental Championship. The limit is 140 pounds. Both fighters weighed in at 139.4 pounds.
The card also features Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev (13-1, 10 KOs) defending his WBA Intercontinental Super Middleweight belt against France’s Pierre-Hubert Dibombe (22-0-1, 12 KOs). do. The limit is 168 pounds. Melikuziev weighed 167.8 pounds. Di Bombe weighed 166.6 pounds.
Similarly, LA’s John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-0, 9 KOs) and Costa Rica’s David Jimenez (15-1, 11 KOs) will battle for the interim WBA super flyweight title. The championship limit is 115 pounds. The fighters weighed 114.2 pounds and 114.8 pounds, respectively.
Additionally, Charles Conwell (18-0, 13 KOs) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and Nathaniel Gallimore (22-7-1, 17 KOs) of Des Plaines, Illinois will square off in the super welterweight division. The limit is 154 pounds. Both fighters were 153 pounds.
The complete Haney vs. Garcia fight card and weights are available below.
Haney vs. Garcia fight card
main card
Devin Haney (140) vs. Ryan Garcia (143.2)*, 12 rounds, junior welterweight – Haney’s WBC junior welterweight title Arnold Barboza Jr. (139.4) vs. Sean McComb (139.4), 10 rounds, super Light – WBO Intercontinental Super Lightweight Title Bektemir Melikuziev (167.8) vs. Pierre Hubert Dibombe (166.6), 10 rounds, Super Middleweight – WBA Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title for Melikuziev John Ramirez (114.2) vs. David Jimenez (114.8), 12 rounds, super flyweight – WBA interim super flyweight title Charles Conwell (153) vs. Nathaniel Gallimore (153), 10 rounds, super welterweight
spare card
Sergiy Derevyanchenko (167.4) vs. Vaughn Alexander (167.4), 10 rounds, super middleweight Darius Fulghum (167.4) vs. Cristian Olivas (167.4), 8 rounds, super middleweight Jonathan Canas (137.6) ) vs. Marcus Bowes (140), 4 rounds lightweight Amari Jones (159.2) vs. Armel Mbumba-Yassa (160.4) 8 rounds, middleweight Kevin Newman II (173.4) vs. Eric Robles (177.8) ) 8 rounds, super middleweight Shamal Canal (135) vs. Pedro Penunuri Borgaro (135.8), 6 rounds, lightweight
*Weight reduced by 3.2 lbs. If they win, they will be disqualified from winning the title.
