Oscar de la hoya confirmed that there will be no rehydration clause for the fight between Devin Haney and Ryan García for the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title and which will take place on April 20 at the Barclays Center in New York.
In an interview for The MMA Hour, De La Hoya expressed his joy for this decision and recalled that if it were up to him to negotiate García’s fight with Gervonta Davis he would not have accepted the rehydration clause imposed by Tank.
“No, and I love that, I respect that a lot. The truth of the matter is that if I had negotiated the fight between Ryan and Tank (Davis), that fight would not have happened. I think the fight with Haney would have happened first, because of the rehydration clause, and because of the fact that Tank Davis took most of the money, a leonine slice of the money. That would never have happened to me,” he said.
Previously, Bill Haney, father and coach of Devin Haney, He had already assured that there would be no rehydration clause for the fight with his son and that he will have no excuse to justify the defeat by knockout that he will suffer on April 20.
It should be noted that in the confrontation with Gervonta Davis, Both fighters had to weigh in a few hours before the duel and neither could weigh more than 146 pounds. In addition, the duel took place at 136 pounds, a weight that the Californian had not given since 2021. After losing to Tank, King Ry assured that he felt so weak that his blows were not as strong and that is why he could not get up after the blow. to the body.
According to boxing experts and betting houses, Devin Haney He is the favorite to win, but they also do not completely rule out that Ryan García could surprise. this duel It will mark the first defense of the American’s belt since he took it from Regis Prograis in December and became the champion of two divisions, while King Ry will have the opportunity to be crowned world champion after debuting with a knockout victory over Óscar Duarte in his debut in the category.
Furthermore, the combat would break a years-long rivalry between young boxers They have already faced each other six times as amateurs with three wins for each side.
Ryan Garcia, 24, moved up to 140 pounds after his first loss in the sport 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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