Devin Haney v Ryan Garcia: Challenger misses weight & cannot win WBC world title on Saturday
Posted on AllSides April 19th, 2024
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American Ryan Garcia weighed 3.2lb over the 140lb limit for Saturday's light-welterweight contest against compatriot Devin Haney in Brooklyn, New York. The fight at the Barclays Center will go ahead after Garcia's team agreed to compensate world champion Haney. But Garcia, 25, will not be eligible to win Haney's WBC title. Garcia's antics have been criticised in the build-up, with several erratic, often unsubstantiated and defamatory, social media posts in recent months. The Californian launched a foul-mouthed tirade at both 25-year-old Haney and a member of the crowd at Thursday's...