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Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia finally met in the ring Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn after a highly unusual buildup to their fight, but it wasn't at all what fans were expecting when the two signed on the dotted line. Garcia's mental state was the biggest concern for many during the fight's promotion after the 25-year-old showed signs of perhaps not being in the right state of mind heading into one of the biggest fights of his young career.
But the real concern — at least for Haney — should have been Garcia's left hook, which dropped Haney three times Saturday as Garcia showed off his most powerful weapon en route to a stunning majority decision win. Unfortunately for Garcia, Haney's WBC super lightweight belt wasn't on the line after Garcia missed weight Friday.
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Here are all 3 knockdowns @RyanGarcia delivered to @Realdevinhaney to secure the win.#HaneyGarcia pic.twitter.com/18obAwynEE
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 21, 2024
Concern for Golden Boy Promotion's biggest star started to grow after the fight was secured against Haney and Garcia began posting controversial and defamatory posts on social media. Garcia has been open about his mental health struggles in the past and even took a break from his pro boxing career to sort himself out.
Things came to a head at Friday's weigh-in when Garcia came in 3.2 pounds above the 140-pound limit. He had made a bet with Haney during Thursday's news conference in which he agreed to pay $500,000 for every pound he weighed in at above 140. That bet ended up costing Garcia $1.5 million dollars and Haney later tweeted that Garcia had honored the wager. Then, during the ceremonial weigh-in, Garcia appeared to chug a beer on the scale. He later tweeted, "Apple juice and sparkling water."
The weight miss and Garcia's apparently fragile mental state had many expressing concern for his safety. Instead, Garcia may have just been setting himself up for the massive upset. And now the two may run it back in a rematch with the belt on the line.
Here's how the fight unfolded:
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4/20 DAZN PPV- Garcia W 12 (maj) Haney. A look in real time at Garcia's dominance in power punches. pic.twitter.com/LwRRlHCQnO
— CompuBox (@CompuBox) April 21, 2024
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I was wrong… https://t.co/Ez2XVQheyF pic.twitter.com/vAP3mxeQGG
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) April 21, 2024
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RESULT: Ryan Garcia def. Devin Haney by majority decision (112-112, 114-110, 115-109)
Ryan Garcia is now a superstar. #boxing #HaneyGarcia
— Ryan O'Hara (@OHaraSports) April 21, 2024
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🥊 @RyanGarcia IS HERE TO SHOCK THE WORLD! #HaneyGarcia
— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) April 21, 2024
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Final bell rings and we're going to the scorecards. Haney can't lose his title belt, but he might have just lost this fight after getting dropped three times!
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Tank's win looking better in hindsight.#boxing #HaneyGarcia
— Ryan O'Hara (@OHaraSports) April 21, 2024
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I told Bill Haney last yr calling talk his boy ready for PPV at 147 I said you boy will get hurt at 147 he being punish at 140 tonight
— Keith Thurman Jr. (@keithfthurmanjr) April 21, 2024
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12th round begins. Can Garcia finish the job?
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This is the craziest fight I’ve ever seen
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 21, 2024
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Devin is too weak for real !!! He can’t win tonight. I love Devin but this is bad. Not his night man 😫🥺
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) April 21, 2024
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Somebody needs to stop this fight
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) April 21, 2024
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Haney makes it to the bell! Will he even come out for the 12th round?!
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Haney beats the count! Fight resumes!
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DOWN GOES HANEY AGAIN!
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Ryan Garcia knocks Devin Haney down for a second time in round 10! #HaneyGarcia pic.twitter.com/lyGmkTmRcv
— X Fights (@XKnockouts) April 21, 2024
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Ryan faked our dumbasses out lol!!!
— Tony Harrison (@Iamboxing) April 21, 2024
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Ryan Garcia has dropped Devin Haney several times 😳 #HaneyGarcia pic.twitter.com/SQJPZsClBk
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 21, 2024
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Just imagine if he had made weight, he'd probably be a world champion.#boxing #HaneyGarcia
— Ryan O'Hara (@OHaraSports) April 21, 2024
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Round 10 ends! Garcia dropped Haney for the second time in the fight! Haney is not all there
Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia results
Super lightweight: Ryan Garcia def. Devin Haney by majority decision (112-112, 114-110, 115-109)
Super lightweight: Arnold Barboza def. Sean McComb by split decision (92-98, 96-94, 97-93)
Super middleweight: Bektemir Melikuziev def. Pierre Dibombe by technical unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 78-74)
WBA interim super flyweight title: David Jimenez def. John Ramirez by unanimous decision (117-111, 117-111, 116-112)
Super welterweight: Charles Conwell def. Nathaniel Gallimore by TKO at 0:52 of R6
