Ryan Garcia wants to face Teófimo López, Manny Pacquiao, Gervonta Davis and Sean O’Malley following his fight with Devin Haney for the World Boxing Council (WBC) 140-pound title on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
In an interview in Espacios de His dream fight would be against Pacquiao in Saudi Arabia and also insisted on his desire to enter MMA against O’Malley, UFC bantamweight champion.
“I would love to fight Teófimo López. He likes to outdo himself and say he’s more than he is, and I’m not trying to demean him. I’m just looking at the business aspect. He always puts a price on himself. That’s why he doesn’t get a big fight, but if I can’t get it, I would like to fight Sean O’Malley in MMA. If I can’t get it, I would love the rematch with Tank if he could get it next,” he said.
“The dream fight is Manny Pacquiao. Where could that happen? In Saudi Arabia. So, that’s my dream fight and I’m prophesying that that’s going to happen. In fact, there was talk that it could still happen. “I think our fight (Ryan vs. Pacquiao) is better than (Manny vs. Conor Benn),” he added.
Before thinking about these potential targets, Ryan Garcia must first go through Devin Haney. This fight is hanging by a thread due to the recent controversies of the Californian fighter and many believe that he will not enter the ring, but King Ry promised on social networks that he will fully concentrate in the gym in these last five weeks because he takes the duel with the American champion seriously.
In fact, his promoter Óscar de la Hoya confirmed that García was training with Derrick James and that he will not abandon the confrontation. It should be noted that after the press conference in New York, the Californian’s behavior has been erratic. King Ry He admitted that he was high on a live stream and that he smoked marijuana and drank like anyone else, which generated a great stir on their social networks.
At first it was thought to be a publicity tactic to promote the fight with Devin Haneybut his fans and ex-wife Drea Celin have shown concern for the Californian’s mental health, although he himself assures that he is fine.
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.
Keep reading:
· Óscar de la Hoya assures that Ryan García is training and will face Devin Haney on April 20
· Devin Haney’s father on Ryan García’s behavior: “He should be in a mental hospital”
· Ryan García promises to focus on the fight with Devin Haney and will only talk about boxing on social networks