Óscar de la Hoya, promoter of Golden Boy Promotions, assured that Ryan García He is training with Derrick James and will face Devin Haney on April 20 in New York for the 140-pound belt of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
In an interview with Fight Hub, De la Hoya indicated that García looks good and still has enough time to prepare in the best way for the fight with Haney, the most important of his career so far.
“I’ve been in contact with Ryan, I spoke to him yesterday. He looks good, he seems ready, I assure you. All I know is that he went to camp yesterday (to go fight) and he is with Derrick James and his entire team. One thing about Ryan is that He has been training and there are between six and seven weeks left to train and be ready for this fight on April 20,” he said.
“That’s the perfect moment. In my story, when I was fighting, I needed five to six weeks in camp, it’s the perfect time, everything is fine. We will see Ryan in the ring on April 20.”he added.
Many followers and even the Haneys think that Ryan García will abandon the fight after all the controversies he has generated due to his drug use and behavior in press conferences, interviews and social networks with just a little more than a month left until the confrontation; but King Ry promised that he will fully concentrate in the gym in these last five weeks because he takes the duel with the American seriously.
It should be noted that since the press conference in New York, the Californian’s behavior has been erratic. That same day, Devin Haney indicated that his rival was drunk and that he could smell alcohol on his breath during the face-to-face. Shortly after, García He admitted that he was high on a live stream and that he smoked marijuana and drank like anyone else, which generated a great controversy.
At first it was thought to be a publicity tactic to promote the fight with Haneybut his fans and ex-wife Drea Celin have shown concern for the Californian’s mental health and do not believe that his current behavior is simple trolling as he wanted to make it seem at first.
Ryan Garcia, 24, moved up to 140 pounds after his first loss in the sport against Gervonta Davis in 2023 and He made his successful debut in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte to try to be crowned world champion. The Mexican-American boxer has a record of 24 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.
For his part, Devin Haney, also 24 years old, became the undisputed 135-pound champion and decided to move up to 140 pounds to add a new belt against Regis Prograis last December. The American He has an undefeated record of 31 victories, 15 of them by knockout.
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