Óscar de la Hoya, promoter of Golden Boy Promotions, said that Ryan García He showed once and for all that he is the face of boxing after giving him the first defeat of his career. to Devin Haney by majority decision and surprise the world last Saturday at the Barclays Center in New York.
Speaking to the media after the fight, De La Hoya admitted to being proud of García’s performance and of having had two young fighters who are in their best moment in the same ring because with this type of duels legends are born, so he believes that King Ry has already become one.
“Ryan just shocked the world and He showed once and for all that he is the face of boxing and a pound for pound athlete in our sport. Despite all the talk from armchair psychologists and so-called boxing experts, Ryan clearly had a plan and he executed it,” he said.
“It was a great fight. An amazing fight. It is one of the best fights we have seen in terms of the emotion, of everything that happened in the previous one. It was a great fight. (…) I am proud of Ryan. Devin was becoming unmotivated in the fight, and that can wear you down very quickly, mentally it can discourage you and make you tired. That’s what I think was happening to him. Ryan is a big boy. Haney came up weighing about 160 pounds, so We had two big boys. But the difference was that Ryan García is the puncher (…) Ryan García just became a legend tonight”he added.
Even though Devin Haney was the favorite in the betting houses, Ryan García He gave the surprise by knocking down The Dream three times and taking the biggest victory of his career by majority decision of the judges (112-112, 114-110 and 115-109).
Since King Ry arrived three pounds overweight and had to pay $1.5 million after a bet, the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight belt was not at stake, but As the American was defeated, the title was now vacant.
Ryan Garcia, 24, He debuted successfully in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte and now he shocked the world by defeating the WBC champion. The Mexican-American boxer has a record of 25 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.
For his part, Devin Haney, 24, became the 140-pound champion by defeating Regis Prograis last December and lost his undefeated record against King Ry in his second appearance in the division. The American He has a record of 31 victories, 15 of them by knockout, and one defeat.
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