Ryan Garcia will no longer compete for a world title on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Los Angeles-based contender lost 2.3 pounds and entered his bout against Bay Area’s current WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney at an official weight of 140 pounds.
At their final pre-fight press conference, Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) made a bet in favor of their opponent, betting $500,000 for every pound they missed. and shook hands. After this news was reported by Dan Raphael, Post to X Challenger’s failure to meet the required limit, Champion Posted in X He said he “respected half a million per pound.”
The fight continues, according to a statement from Golden Boy. “Ryan weighed in too much on his contract. He will respect the handshake that took place at the final press conference yesterday. We have a fight.”
After a hard-fought showdown at the ceremonial weigh-in, Ryan Garcia said he was unable to make weight but was still confident of victory.
“I tried my best to achieve this weight,” Garcia said. “I went through hell,” was the reaction to the boos from the crowd. At the end of the day, I’m the best fighter here. ” The Victorville, California, native promised to knock out the champion.
Former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney of San Francisco says he plans to prove he’s much better than his opponent.
“He’s very unprofessional,” Haney said. “I’m a true professional. I told him yesterday, ‘His antics will let him down.’ This is just the beginning. Tomorrow, the world will know that I am a level above this average fighter. ”
Regarding Garcia’s weight loss, Haney said, “It doesn’t matter what weight he came in at. I’m a true champion and I’m going to prove it.”
All of the other fighters featured on the Haney vs. Garcia PPV undercard made the required weight limit for their respective bouts.
