The drama continues.
Ryan Garcia entered Friday at 3.2 pounds over his 140-pound limit for Saturday’s pay-per-view bout against titleholder Devin Haney at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
The fight continues, but Garcia’s team indicated in its final press conference Thursday that it intends to honor its bet with Haney, $500,000 per pound over the limit, leaving Garcia $1.5 million poorer. Dew.
Why do we force ourselves to gain weight in order to become weaker?
No, we’re here to win.
that’s it
— Ryan Garcia (@RyanGarcia) April 19, 2024
“Ryan weighed in above his contract weight. He will respect the handshake that took place at his final press conference yesterday. We are in a fight,” said his promoter Golden Boy. said in a statement Friday morning.
Haney acknowledged that, saying in X that “Ryan respected half a million a pound.”
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) was scheduled to defend his WBC 140-pound title. However, Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) will be ineligible for the championship because he lost weight.
Garcia apparently thought there was no point in trying to get back on the scale within an hour to lose 3.2 pounds.
Garcia exhibited erratic behavior prior to the match, including a series of bizarre and crude comments during the final press conference.
Haney won the title with a shutout of Regis Prograis in his most recent fight in December.
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Haney vs. Garcia will be available to watch on DAZN PPV.
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