Garcia badly misses weight for Haney bout, losing title shot and $1.5m bet
19 April 2024 07:29
Garcia weighed 143.2lbs on Friday, 3.2lbs above division limitFight at Barclays Center will go forward as non-title boutGarcia to honor deal to pay Haney $500k for each pound overRyan Garcia has spectacularly failed to make weight for his world super lightweight championship fight with Devin Haney, prompting a series of last-minute negotiations between the camps to enable Saturday’s bout at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to be staged as a non-title fight.Garcia weighed 143.2lbs behind closed doors on Friday morning, an eye-popping 3.2lbs above the division limit, ahead of a ceremonial weigh-in open to the public later in the day. Continue readingread full article
