Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia: WBC Super Lightweight Championship – Live | Boxing
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Ryan Garcia heads to the ring. He came out of the tunnel wearing a pure white robe underneath. custom diamond crown Set to a haunting three-song medley of Kanye West's “No Child Left Behind” and “Jesus Walks,” and Vincente Fernandez's “El Rey.”
Now Devin Haney will appear on 21 Savage's Red Drums with a kit designed by luxury label Fear of God.
The ring announcer introduces the fighters from the center of the ring. There will be no national anthem tonight.
Arnold Barboza Jr. won a controversial split decision over Northern Ireland's Sean McComb. It was a bit of a snooze, and a long period of inactivity elicited boos from the near-capacity Barclays Center crowd. But the Belfast southpaw clearly had the upper hand and the results were surprising. One ringside judge gave McComb a 98-92 decision, while the other two judges gave Barboza a 96-94 and 97-93 decision. (The Guardian reported McComb's 97 wins and 93 losses.)
The announcement of the decision was welcomed With a chorus of boos and catcalls The volume grew even louder when Barboda gave an in-ring interview before leaving the arena floor. Compubox punch statistics reveal Barboza has averaged 22-of-70 over his past seven fights, making 10-of-44 shots per round.
This concludes the undercard. Haney and Garcia should be in the ring soon.
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Here's a look at how Haney and Garcia develop ahead of tonight's main event. Garcia, who has a half-inch difference in height, has experience around 140 pounds, and Haney had only fought once at lightweight or above before tonight. Still, Haney enjoys an inch advantage in reach.
Garcia likely didn't even try to make weight significantly past the limit, and Haney's sunken features during fight week suggested that getting down to 140 pounds wasn't easy for him. It is important to note that That wasn't enough to dissuade Haney's camp, which agreed to move forward with the non-title bout following an undisclosed financial agreement that would shift a portion of Garcia's purse to the champion.
Bektemir Melikuziev just defeated Pierre Dibombe by technical unanimous decision. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist was having her way until an accidental head collision left her with a large gash under her left eye and eyebrow. The ring doctor stopped things early in the eighth round and the fight went to the scorecards. Melikuziev won all three matches with scores of 79-73 (twice) and 78-73.
There is now one undercard match left. A 10-round junior welterweight bout is scheduled between Arnold Barboza Jr. and Sean McComb. After this, Haney and Garcia do a ring walk.
Why tonight's main event isn't about the title
If you're wondering why tonight's main event was relegated to a non-title fight, it's because Ryan Garcia couldn't make the super lightweight limit of 140 pounds. And he didn't just miss it a little bit.
challenger Came in at an amazing 3.2 pounds over Held behind closed doors on Friday morning, a series of last-minute negotiations took place between the sides to advance tonight's fight.
That means Garcia will no longer be eligible to win Haney's WBC title. If Haney loses, the title will become vacant.
Garcia stepped further into the confusion of the public weigh-in, appearing to chug a beer bottle as he stepped on the scale in the Barclays Center Atrium, confirming his weight at 143.2 pounds. Haney's nose weighed 140 pounds.
“I had a good beer. That was fire,” Garcia said shortly after the fighters gathered for a tense staredown. “I tried my best to achieve this weight. I went through hell.”
Haney said: “He's so unprofessional. I told him yesterday his antics would let him down and this was just the beginning.”
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Hello. Welcome to Barclays Center for tonight's game between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. We're ringside in Brooklyn, watching a top-flight matchup between two of America's brightest young boxing stars, both 25 years old and in their athletic primes, at least on paper. But according to one of them, The most unusual development to a big battle Recent memory has been defined by Garcia's extremely erratic behavior and questions about his mental health, leading many to wonder if it even needed to be done.
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) unified all four major titles at 135 pounds. Career-best win over Vasily Lomachenko Nearly a year ago, before moving up to 140 pounds and becoming a two-division champion. Regis Prograis' stunning shutout game Won the WBC version of the super lightweight title.
Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), a social media superstar with more than 10.5 million followers on Instagram and another 7.5 million on TikTok, was supposed to compete for the strap tonight.But he Came in at an amazing 3.2 pounds over Yesterday's weigh-in disqualified him from winning the title. (If Haney loses, the belt will be vacant.)
The weight fiasco was the culmination of months of disturbing behavior by Garcia both personally and on social media.Garcia's once-sophisticated presence on social media has fallen into a state of unsettling turmoil since Haney claimed he could smell alcohol on his rival's breath during the bicoastal press tour announcing the fight. Conspiracy theories and obvious cries for helpAmong other things, in his X Spaces stream (and subsequent tweetstorm) with Andrew Tate, he he claimed to have been kidnapped They were “forced to watch children being raped” by the “elites” of Bohemian Grove, a secret club for the wealthy in Sonoma County.
There have been many times over the past few months where it seemed like we wouldn't be able to make it to a night game because of Garcia's erratic behavior. But here we are. And we fighters should be doing our ring walk for the main event in a little over an hour.
Brian will be here soon. During This is his preview On to tonight's main event.
Summarize this content to 100 words important eventsShow only major eventsPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRyan Garcia heads to the ring. He came out of the tunnel wearing a pure white robe underneath. custom diamond crown Set to a haunting three-song medley of Kanye West's “No Child Left Behind” and “Jesus Walks,” and Vincente Fernandez's “El Rey.”Now Devin Haney will appear on 21 Savage's Red Drums with a kit designed by luxury label Fear of God.The ring announcer introduces the fighters from the center of the ring. There will be no national anthem tonight.shareArnold Barboza Jr. won a controversial split decision over Northern Ireland's Sean McComb. It was a bit of a snooze, and a long period of inactivity elicited boos from the near-capacity Barclays Center crowd. But the Belfast southpaw clearly had the upper hand and the results were surprising. One ringside judge gave McComb a 98-92 decision, while the other two judges gave Barboza a 96-94 and 97-93 decision. (The Guardian reported McComb's 97 wins and 93 losses.)The announcement of the decision was welcomed With a chorus of boos and catcalls The volume grew even louder when Barboda gave an in-ring interview before leaving the arena floor. Compubox punch statistics reveal Barboza has averaged 22-of-70 over his past seven fights, making 10-of-44 shots per round.This concludes the undercard. Haney and Garcia should be in the ring soon.Sean McComb connects with a left hand on Arnold Barboza Jr. in a super lightweight fight Saturday night. Photo: Chris Esqueda/Golden BoyshareUpdate date and time 06.03 Central European Timetape storyHere's a look at how Haney and Garcia develop ahead of tonight's main event. Garcia, who has a half-inch difference in height, has experience around 140 pounds, and Haney had only fought once at lightweight or above before tonight. Still, Haney enjoys an inch advantage in reach.Devin Haney v Ryan GarciaGarcia likely didn't even try to make weight significantly past the limit, and Haney's sunken features during fight week suggested that getting down to 140 pounds wasn't easy for him. It is important to note that That wasn't enough to dissuade Haney's camp, which agreed to move forward with the non-title bout following an undisclosed financial agreement that would shift a portion of Garcia's purse to the champion.shareBektemir Melikuziev just defeated Pierre Dibombe by technical unanimous decision. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist was having her way until an accidental head collision left her with a large gash under her left eye and eyebrow. The ring doctor stopped things early in the eighth round and the fight went to the scorecards. Melikuziev won all three matches with scores of 79-73 (twice) and 78-73.There is now one undercard match left. A 10-round junior welterweight bout is scheduled between Arnold Barboza Jr. and Sean McComb. After this, Haney and Garcia do a ring walk.Bektemir Melikuziev watches after a ring doctor stops his fight with Pierre Dibombe in Brooklyn on Saturday. Photo: Chris Esqueda/Golden BoyshareUpdate date and time 05.06 Central European TimeWhy tonight's main event isn't about the titleIf you're wondering why tonight's main event was relegated to a non-title fight, it's because Ryan Garcia couldn't make the super lightweight limit of 140 pounds. And he didn't just miss it a little bit.challenger Came in at an amazing 3.2 pounds over Held behind closed doors on Friday morning, a series of last-minute negotiations took place between the sides to advance tonight's fight.That means Garcia will no longer be eligible to win Haney's WBC title. If Haney loses, the title will become vacant.Garcia stepped further into the confusion of the public weigh-in, appearing to chug a beer bottle as he stepped on the scale in the Barclays Center Atrium, confirming his weight at 143.2 pounds. Haney's nose weighed 140 pounds.”I had a good beer. That was fire,” Garcia said shortly after the fighters gathered for a tense staredown. “I tried my best to achieve this weight. I went through hell.”Haney said: “He's so unprofessional. I told him yesterday his antics would let him down and this was just the beginning.”sharepreambleHello. Welcome to Barclays Center for tonight's game between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. We're ringside in Brooklyn, watching a top-flight matchup between two of America's brightest young boxing stars, both 25 years old and in their athletic primes, at least on paper. But according to one of them, The most unusual development to a big battle Recent memory has been defined by Garcia's extremely erratic behavior and questions about his mental health, leading many to wonder if it even needed to be done.Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) unified all four major titles at 135 pounds. Career-best win over Vasily Lomachenko Nearly a year ago, before moving up to 140 pounds and becoming a two-division champion. Regis Prograis' stunning shutout game Won the WBC version of the super lightweight title.Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), a social media superstar with more than 10.5 million followers on Instagram and another 7.5 million on TikTok, was supposed to compete for the strap tonight.But he Came in at an amazing 3.2 pounds over Yesterday's weigh-in disqualified him from winning the title. (If Haney loses, the belt will be vacant.)The weight fiasco was the culmination of months of disturbing behavior by Garcia both personally and on social media.Garcia's once-sophisticated presence on social media has fallen into a state of unsettling turmoil since Haney claimed he could smell alcohol on his rival's breath during the bicoastal press tour announcing the fight. Conspiracy theories and obvious cries for helpAmong other things, in his X Spaces stream (and subsequent tweetstorm) with Andrew Tate, he he claimed to have been kidnapped They were “forced to watch children being raped” by the “elites” of Bohemian Grove, a secret club for the wealthy in Sonoma County.There have been many times over the past few months where it seemed like we wouldn't be able to make it to a night game because of Garcia's erratic behavior. But here we are. And we fighters should be doing our ring walk for the main event in a little over an hour.shareBrian will be here soon. During This is his preview On to tonight's main event.share
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