Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney are one step away from throwing down once more.
The rivals make their return to the ring this Might in separate bouts in response to an announcement by Saudi Arabian official and boxing promoter Turki Alalshikh. Garcia (24-1, 1 NC) is ready to battle former tremendous light-weight champion Rolando Romero (16-2), whereas Haney (31-0, 1 NC) fights former gentle welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (29-2).
An actual date remains to be to be decided, with Occasions Sq. in New York designated as the placement. The occasion is not going to be a part of Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season challenge, however as an alternative fall below The Ring banner. Alalshikh lately bought the long-running boxing journal.
Garcia and Haney haven’t fought since their grudge match this previous April, which was rife with drama. Within the buildup to the battle, Garcia exhibited erratic habits in public and on social media, then missed weight for the bout by over three kilos. That made him ineligible to win Haney’s WBC tremendous light-weight title and resulted in him having to pay Haney $600,000 after Garcia agreed to a pre-fight wager that he wouldn’t are available heavy.
Struggle night time introduced much more chaos as Garcia scored three knockdowns within the battle en path to a majority resolution win over the closely favored Haney. Nonetheless, the win was later overturned to a no-contest when Garcia examined optimistic for a performance-enhancing drug. Garcia was fined $1.1 million and suspended for a 12 months after accepting a plea deal. Haney stated Garcia must be banned from competitors and he subsequently sued Garcia for battery, fraud, and unjust enrichment.
Garcia was lately tied to an exhibition bout with RIZIN’s Rukiya Anpo that was alleged to happen in Japan on Dec. 30, however the bout fell by way of when Garcia was pressured to withdraw as a consequence of a wrist damage.
